Chief Medial Editor's Page

By Ted E. Feldman, MD, FESC, FACC, FSCAI

Sticky Platelets

Using platelet reactivity testing to guide antiplatelet therapy after PCI.

By Tarpan Patel, MD; Adam Bress, PharmD; Sahar Ismail, MD; and Adhir Shroff, MD, MPH

The RESPECT Trial

Robert Sommer, MD, and John Rhodes, MD, share their insights on the recently presented data and how this will influence clinical practice.

Stenting Coarctation of the Aorta

Indications, techniques, and outcomes in treating native and recurrent CoA.

By Thomas J. Forbes, MD, FACC, FSCAI, and Daisuke Kobayashi, MD

Status of Left Atrial Appendage Closure

Interventional strategies developed to decrease stroke risk in patients with atrial fibrillation.

By Steven J. Yakubov, MD, FACC, FSCAI, and Jonathan Forquer, DO

Defining Left Main Stenosis Severity With IVUS and FFR

Two complementary modalities provide doctors with data on when to intervene.

By Filippo Figini, MD, and Azeem Latib, MD, FACC

Three-Dimensional Imaging for Coronary Interventions

Techniques and technologies for more accurate vessel views.

By Joel A. Garcia, MD, FACP, FACC, FSCAI, FCCP

FFR From Coronary Computed Tomography

A new paradigm for assessing stable coronary artery disease.

By Rekha Raju, MBChB, and Jonathon Leipsic, MD

Fractional Flow Reserve and the Appropriate Use Criteria

Determining best practices in coronary revascularization.

By Manesh R. Patel, MD

Potential Use of OCT Imaging in Clinical Practice

From preintervention to postprocedure follow-up, the utility of optical coherence tomography assessment is examined.

By Daniel Chamié,, MD, and Ricardo A. Costa, MD, PhD

Innovations

An Interview With Renu Virmani, MD

The recipient of the 2012 TCT Career Achievement Award shares her thoughts on several aspects of cardiac care from a pathologist's perspective and advice for overcoming obstacles she has faced in the field.