CHIEF MEDICAL EDITOR'S PAGE: We Are Only as Good as What We See

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

The PROSPECT Study

Principal Investigator Gregg W. Stone, MD, FACC, FSCAI, from Columbia University Medical Center/New York-Presbyterian Hospital, shares his insight on the impact and potential of imaging modalities used to predict vulnerable plaque.

Optical Coherence Tomography Basics

An overview of OCT systems, current clinical applications, and the future of this breakthrough in imaging technology.

By Mehmet Cilingiroglu, MD, FACC, FSCAI, and Marc D. Feldman, MD, FACC, FSCAI

How Do OCT and IVUS Differ?

A comparison and assessment of these modern imaging modalities.

By Joshua Waggoner, MD, and Marc D. Feldman, MD, FACC, FSCAI

FFR for Decision Making in Complex PCI

The evidence to date supports fractional flow reserve guidance as a valuable imaging option during complex PCI.

By Aaron Peace, MD, PhD, and Emanuele Barbato, MD, PhD

IVUS With Virtual Histology in Clinical Practice

A novel imaging technology for assessing vulnerable plaque.

By Adnan Khalid, MD, and Steven P. Marso, MD

Not too little, not too much: using optical coherence tomography to guide stent expansion.

Sponsored by St. Jude Medical

By Vasile Sirbu, MD, and Giulio Guagliumi, MD

Complications Associated With Transcatheter Therapy of Acute Vascular Thrombosis

A series of four children with congenital heart disease.

By Nazia Husain, MD, MPH, and Ralf J. Holzer, MD, MSC, FSCAI

Managing Iliac Rupture After TAVI

A case study demonstrating how to overcome a serious complication after transcatheter aortic valve implantation.

By Jennifer Franke, MD; Marius Hornung, MD; Stephan Fichtlscherer, MD; Nina Wunderlich, MD; and Horst Sievert, MD, FESC, FACC, FSCAI

INNOVATIONS

A preview of today's new products

An Interview with Roxana Mehran, MD, FSCAI, FACC, FAHA

The Program Chair of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions' Women in Innovations initiative provides an update on how the medical community is responding to gender disparities for women in the cardiology field and for women receiving care.