January 2021

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Volume 29 Issue 1

Editorial Staff

Clinical Editor
Morton Kern, MD
Executive Editor
Laurie Gustafson
Managing Editor
Rebecca Kapur
Production Manager
Elizabeth Vasil

Editorial Correspondence

Rebecca Kapur, Managing Editor, Cath Lab Digest
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Algorithm to Deliver Balloons and Microcatheters in an Otherwise Uncrossable Lesion
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Program Spotlight: Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner
Note: Certain photos in this article were taken prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Tell us about your facility and cath lab.
Disrupt CAD III: Lithotripsy for Vessel Preparation in Calcified Coronary Arteries Prior to Stenting
What do we know about the presence of calcium in the coronary and peripheral arteries?
OpSens OptoWire III: A Next-Generation Workhorse Pressure Guidewire
Invasive pressure-sensing diagnostic wires have been used for decades to evaluate coronary stenosis functional severity in order to overcome the known limitations of visual angiography-based lesion severity assessment.1 
New Rules, New Challenges Amidst an Already Complex Healthcare Environment
Note for readers: The online version of Tables 1-2 for this article differ from the print version. The numbers in Tables 1-2 have been updated as of Jan 12, 2021.  Table 2 is a large-size table. We encourage readers interested in a detailed review o…
Right Atrial Thrombus in Transit
Case Report
Distal Radial Artery and Anterior Tibial (DRAT) Approach to Treat Superficial Femoral Artery Stenosis With “Bird-Dog” Prep for Access
Approximately 6.5 million people age 40 and older in the United States have peripheral artery disease.1 Femoral access has been the prevalent access site used to treat iliac and infrainguinal disease.
Arteriovenous Fistula Mimicking Pseudo-Complication From Femoral Vascular Access for Cardiac Catheterization
An arteriovenous (AV) fistula is an abnormal connection between a vein and an artery. This type of abnormal communication leads to redirection of the blood from the artery to the vein, which is from a high-pressure system towards a low-pressure syste…
Single Coronary Artery Arising From the Right Coronary Cusp
Case Report
Conversations in Cardiology – Heparin Potency: What is the Right Heparin Dose for PCI in 2021?
Editor's note: Join Dr. Kern, Dr. Barry Uretsky, and Dr. Sunil Rao as they discuss this article in a 30-minute Clinical Editor's Corner Live presentation on Thurs, January 28th at 12pm ET. (Register)    
A Potential Therapy for Calcific Heart Valve Disease
Calcific aortic valve disease is not only the most common valve disease in the elderly, it’s also the third leading cause of heart disease overall. For those affected, calcium starts to accumulate in their heart valves and vessels over time, until th…