Access and Closure: Focus on TAVR

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

Ultrasound-Guided Radial Artery Access

A step-by-step guide to using US in the cath lab.

By Jonathan S. Roberts, MD, FACC, FSCAI, and Rashmi Manur, MBBS, MPH

Left Ventricular Apical Access and Closure for TAVR

A look at how transapical access can have a complementary role to transfemoral access in transcatheter valve therapy.

By Prashanth Vallabhajosyula, MD, MS, and Wilson Y. Szeto, MD

Preclosure Technique for TAVR

A practical overview of the technique, devices, and outcomes of suture-mediated access site closure after transfemoral TAVR.

By Kaffer Kara, MD; Fadi Al-Rashid, MD; Polykarpos C. Patsalis, MD; Raimund Erbel, MD, FESC, FACC, FAHA; and Philipp Kahlert, MD, FESC

Vascular Complications Among Patients Undergoing TAVR

Contemporary concepts facing operators in this challenging patient population.

By Stefan Stortecky, MD, and Peter Wenaweser, MD

Postmarket Surveillance of Vascular Closure Devices

The FDA perspective on VCDs and the importance of continued surveillance.

By Dale R. Tavris, MD, MPH, and Samantha Jacobs, BS

The New 2013 Coronary Intervention Codes

As of January 1, 2013, coronary intervention codes in use since 1992 were replaced by new codes with new values for complex interventions.

By James C. Blankenship, MACC, FSCAI, and Clifford J. Kavinsky, FACC, FSCAI

Integrated Multimodality Imaging for Structural Heart Disease Intervention

The possibility of combining data from different imaging techniques may facilitate procedural guidance and provide better assessment of anatomic structures.

By Nina C. Wunderlich, MD; Jennifer Franke, MD; Hüseyin Ince, MD, PhD; and John D. Carroll, MD, PhD, FACC, FSCAI

Percutaneous Closure of Mitral Prosthetic Paravalvular Leak

A discussion of the disease etiology, treatment techniques, and outcomes of percutaneous PVL repair, as well as an illustrative case report.

By Reza Sepehrdad, MD, and Jason H. Rogers, MD

Innovations

A Preview of New Products

An Interview With Susheel Kodali, MD

An expert in the field discusses the current status of TAVR research and looks ahead to the challenges of mitral valve replacement.