Structural Disease Update

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

Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

An analysis of this imaging modality for structural heart disease interventions.

By Akhil Narang, MD, and Amit Pursnani, MD

Techniques for Percutaneous Left Ventricular Apical Access

What you need to know.

By Mayra Guerrero, MD; Amit Pursnani, MD; Mike Salinger, MD; Justin Levisay, MD; Paul Pearson, MD; and Ted E. Feldman, MD

Managing Paravalvular Leaks After TAVR

Will next-generation percutaneous valve technologies address this current limitation?

By Satpal S. Arri, BSc, MRCP, and David Hildick-Smith, MD, FRCP

Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty

Current indications and use in unique clinical settings.

By Wes Pedersen, MD, and Paul Sorajja, MD

Interventional Therapy for Coarctation of the Aorta in Adults

What we have learned over the last 2 decades.

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

Left Atrial Appendage Closure With the Watchman Device

A review of trial results and clinical application.

By Jayant Khitha, MD, and Tanvir K. Bajwa, MD

Ask the Experts: What is the impact of the Watchman approval on structural practice? What are the roles of the electrophysiology and interventional cardiology physician?

By Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, MD, FACC, FHRS, and Brian Whisenant, MD

Ambulatory Outpatient Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

The time has come.

By Issam D. Moussa, MD

Identification of Vulnerable Plaques

Various imaging methods allow evaluation in vivo.

By Daisuke Nakamura, MD; Setsu Nishino, MD, PhD; Guilherme F. Attizzani, MD; Hiram G. Bezerra, MD, PhD; and Marco A. Costa, MD, PhD

Getting Paid for the Work You Do

The art of accuracy in coding.

By Michelle Reese, CPC

Innovations

An Interview With Clifford J. Kavinsky, MD, PhD

Dr. Kavinsky discusses his current work in fellowship training and structural heart research, as well as the current climate of opening an outpatient structural heart practice.