Technical Expertise as Shared Knowledge

By Kathryn Dawson, MD, and Azeem Latib, MD

A How-To Guide for Using Intravascular Imaging to Determine Calcium Modification

Intravascular imaging, including IVUS and OCT, offers accurate, real-time visualization and evaluation of coronary artery calcification that is pivotal in pre-PCI planning and post-PCI evaluation.

By Moemen Eltelbany, MD; Lindsey Cilia, MD; and Alexander Truesdell, MD

Subintimal Tracking and Reentry: When and How to Do It

An assessment of the STAR method in practice.

By Rhian E. Davies, DO, MS, FACC, FSCAI, and Jeremy D. Rier, DO, FACC, FSCAI

A Step-by-Step Approach to Antegrade Dissection and Reentry

Tips on devices, techniques, and troubleshooting.

By Jasleen Tiwana, MD; Jesse A. Kane, MD; and Lorenzo Azzalini, MD, PhD, MSc

Contrast-Enhanced Echocardiography for Evaluating Coronary Artery Perforations

A guide to the use of echocardiography with ultrasound-enhancing agents to aid in the management of coronary artery perforations.

By Jesse A. Kane, MD; Kathleen Kearney, MD; and Jasleen Tiwana, MD

Ultrasound-Guided Deployment of Suture-Based Vascular Closure Devices

A strategy proposal for the use of ultrasound imaging to deploy a suture-based VCD prior to transfemoral TAVR.

By Pier Pasquale Leone, MD, and Azeem Latib, MD

Alcohol Septal Ablation

Patient selection, preprocedural planning, a step-by-step procedural overview, and postprocedural management tips for performing septal reduction therapy using alcohol septal ablation in HCM patients with LVOT obstruction.

By Michael Ragosta, MD

Transcarotid Access for TAVR

Advancements, feasibility, and clinical outcomes.

By Guillaume Bonnet, MD, PhD; Lionel Leroux, MD, PhD; Julien Peltan, MD; Prof. Louis Labrousse, MD, PhD; Julien Ternacle, MD, PhD; Prof. Stéphane Lafitte, MD, PhD; and Thomas Modine, MD, PhD

Current Treatment Options for Femoral Pseudoaneurysms

Early detection, monitoring, and appropriate treatment for femoral pseudoaneurysms are important to reduce morbidity.

By Sareena George, MD; Ari J. Mintz, DO; Sanjum Sethi, MD, MPH; and Sahil A. Parikh, MD

Technical Tips for Inserting and Positioning the Impella Device

A practical guide to Impella insertion, repositioning, and management of related complications.

By Luca Baldetti, MD; Alessandro Beneduce, MD; Alaide Chieffo, MD; and Anna Mara Scandroglio, MD

Same-Day Discharge for Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Procedures

Is it time to become the default strategy?

By Denise Busman, MSN, RN, CPHQ

An Interview With Joost Daemen, MD, PhD

Dr. Daemen discusses the merits of intracoronary imaging and physiology for PCI, the FAST trials of vFFR lesion subsets and indications, and predictions for the future of renal denervation.