Transcatheter Valve Therapies

By Ted E. Feldman, MD, FSCAI - Chief Medical Editor

Abrupt Vessel Closure

A detailed look at the intraprocedural decision making required to handle this challenging presentation.

By Srihari S. Naidu, MD; David Choi, DO; and Peter Angelopoulos, MD

The Two Sides of Vascular Access and Closure

Part 1: Debating the pros and cons of manual compression versus vascular closure devices.

By Zoltan G. Turi, MD

Closure and Assisted Compression Devices

Economic Benefits of the Transradial Approach

How cost savings associated with the transradial approach might affect your percutaneous coronary interventions.

By Sumeet Subherwal, MD, and Sunil V. Rao, MD

Self-Expanding Percutaneous Aortic Valve Implantation

An update on the CoreValve system.

By Hasan Jilaihawi, BSc, MB Chb, MRCP, and Raoul Bonan, MD

Balloon-Expandable Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

How the Edwards Sapien valve is changing the treatment of aortic stenosis.

By Uygar C. Yuksel, MD; Samir R. Kapadia, MD; and E. Murat Tuzcu, MD

Transapical Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

Early results reveal successful implantation rates in patients with aortic stenosis.

By John C. Alexander, MD, and Subhasis Chatterjee, MD

Current Status of Percutaneous Mitral Repair Using the MitraClip System

Growing experience with this first-in-class device suggests it will have an important role in treating patients with mitral regurgitation.

By Michael J. Rinaldi, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Gale Schwarz, RN, CCRC; and Geoffrey Rose, MD, FACC, FASE

European Perspective of Percutaneous Mitral Leaflet Repair

An overview of the EVEREST trials and the MitraClip system used to treat mitral regurgitation.

By Olaf Franzen, MD; Sven Meyer, MD; Stephan Baldus, MD; Anjelika Costard-Jäckle, MD; and Thomas Meinertz, MD

Next-Generation Percutaneous Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Repair Approaches

What's next for transcatheter management of mitral and tricuspid valve disease.

By Thomas W. Smith, MD; Steven F. Bolling, MD; and Jason H. Rogers, MD

Coronary Sinus Annuloplasty for Mitral Regurgitation

A look at several devices with the ability to reduce functional mitral regurgitation.

By Steven L. Goldberg, MD

The Next Generation of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Devices

Which new technologies will become the gold standard for treating aortic valve disease?

By Peter C. Block, MD

Transcatheter Mitral Valve Implantation

The advantages of MIS-tMVI may make it the ideal choice for high-risk patients.

By Howard C. Herrmann, MD

Percutaneous Pulmonary Valve Implantation

An overview of percutaneous options for repair of the pulmonic valve.

By Timothy D. Smith, MD; Clifford J. Kavinsky, MD, PhD, FACC; and Ziyad M. Hijazi, MD, MPH, FSCAI, FACC

Innovative Devices in Vascular Access Management

A review of the Cardiva Catalyst™ II and III vascular closure devices.

By Aravinda Nanjundappa, MD, FACC, FSCAI, RVT, and Robert S. Dieter, MD, RVT, FACC, FSVM

Innovations

An Interview With Issam D. Moussa, MD

Dr. Moussa shares what he believes is the way to generate and transfer new knowledge in the interventional cardiology community and explains why decision-making workshops such as CICT are important.

By Issam D. Moussa, MD