A discussion with Ajay Kirtane, M.D., SM, director of the cardiac catheterization laboratories at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, on the ABSORB III 3-year outcomes and other Absorb data presented at TCT 2017. He explains more on the poor outcomes for the bioresorbable stent compared to the Xience metallic stent and procedural issues based on operator technique and experience.

Read the article “Abbott Will End Sales of Absorb Bioresorbable Stent.”

Watch the VIDEO “Bioresorbable Stent Comparable to Xience at Two Years, With Concerns,” with Stephen Ellis, M.D.

Watch the VIDEO “Poor Outcomes for Bioresorbable Stents in Small Coronary Arteries,” with Gregg Stone, M.D.

Adam Greenbaum, M.D., co-director of the structural heart program at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, discusses the innovative approach to transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) being pioneered at HFHS. Read the article "How to Perform Transcaval TAVR Access."

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VIDEO: Transcaval Access in TAVR Procedures — Interview with Adam Greenbaum, M.D.

How to Perform Transcaval TAVR Access

VIDEO: Walk Through of the Henry Ford Hospital Structural Heart Cath Lab

Study Deems Transcaval Valve Replacement Pioneered at Henry Ford Hospital Successful

First Transcaval Aortic Valve Replacement Performed in Europe

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Sharon Mulvagh, M.D., FRCPC, FACC, FAHA, FASE, professor, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, Canada, and emeritus professor at Mayo Clinic, discusses how ultrasound can be used to assess plaque burden at the 2017 American  Society of Echocardiography (ASE) annual meeting. Read the article highlighting new technologies at ASE 2017 "A Glimpse Into the Future of Cardiac Ultrasound." Watch her presentation on the use of point-of-care echo for plaque burden risk assessment from ASE 2017.
 

Farouc Jaffer, M.D., Ph.D., director of coronary interventions at Massachusetts General Hospital, discusses the newest advances and technologies for treating chronic total occlusions (CTOs) at ACC.17. Read the article "When to Consider Revascularization of Coronary Chronic Total Occlusions."

This video educational session, provided in partnership with the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE), is titled "Future of Strain Imaging." It is presented by James Thomas, M.D., FASE, FACC, director, Center for Heart Valve Disease, Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, professor of medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago. This is one of the sessions presented at the ASE 2016 annual scientific sessions, one of the premier meetings for cardiac ultrasound education. For more information, visit asescientificsessions.org. 

For more educational videos on echocardiography, visit the DAIC education channel. 

This video educational session, provided in partnership with the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE), is titled "Atherosclerosis Assessment by Ultrasound in Everyday Practice." It is presented by Sharon Mulvagh M.D., FASE, FACC, FRCPC, professor of medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and Mayo Clinic. This is one of the sessions presented at the ASE 2017 annual scientific sessions, one of the premier meetings for cardiac ultrasound education. For more information, visit asescientificsessions.org. 

For more educational videos on echocardiography, visit the DAIC education channel. 

Azeem Latib, M.D., MBBCh, FCP, interventional cardiologist at Columbus Hospital in Milan, Italy, discusses the latest innovations in mitral and tricuspid valve repair technologies at ACC.17. Read an article by Latib, “Transcatheter Annuloplasty For Repair Versus Replacement in Functional Mitral Regurgitation.” Watch the related VIDEO with Rebecca Hahn, M.D., "Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Repair and Replacement Technologies."

This video educational session, provided in partnership with the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE), is titled "Strain Imaging - Common Errors and Artifacts." It is presented by Zoran Popovic M.D., Ph.D., staff, cardiovascular imaging section, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic. This is one of the sessions presented at the ASE 2016 annual scientific sessions, one of the premier meetings for cardiac ultrasound education. For more information, visit asescientificsessions.org. 

For more educational videos on echocardiography, visit the DAIC education channel. 

Randy Thompson, M.D., attending cardiologist, St. Luke’s Mid-America Heart Institute, Kansas City, explains protocols and what to consider when working with the newer generation CZT-SPECT camera systems for nuclear cardiology. He spoke during the 2017 American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) Today technology update meeting. Watch the related VIDEO "PET vs. SPECT in Nuclear Cardiology and Recent Advances in Technology." Read the related articles "Managing Dose in PET and SPECT Myocardial Perfusion Imaging,"  and "Advances in Cardiac Nuclear Imaging."

This video educational session, provided in partnership with the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE), is titled "Surgical Options for Right Ventricular (RV) Dysfunction and Tricuspid Regurgitation (TR) in Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) Patients." It is presented by Nahush Mokadam, M.D., FACC, FACS, LeRoss Endowed Professor of cardiovascular surgery, director of heart transplant and mechanical circulatory support, program director cardiothoracic residency, University of Washington. This is one of the sessions presented at the ASE 2016 annual scientific sessions, one of the premier meetings for cardiac ultrasound education. For more information, visit asescientificsessions.org. 

Leslee Shaw, Ph.D., director of clinical research and professor of medicine at Emory University, Atlanta, and past-president of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT), discusses how cardiac computed tomography angiography (CTA) offers value in today's cost-conscience environment at the SCCT 2017 meeting. 

Watch the VIDEO: Value–based Imaging, an interview with Daniel Berman, M.D., Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. 

Watch the VIDEO: The Value of the Cardiovascular Service Line, an interview with Linda Gillam, M.D., Atlantic Health System, who suggests how cardiology-related services can demonstrate their value to providers and patients.

More SCCT news and video.

Randall Thompson, M.D., outlines three new CPT codes for FFR-CT, a smart phone-based single-lead ECG system and PET nuclear perfusion imaging. Thompson is a professor of medicine at the University of Missouri, Kansas City, attending cardiologist, Mid-America Heart Institute, St. Luke’s Health, and member of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) Advocacy Committee, American College of Cardiology (ACC) Coding Taskforce and the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) treasurer, speaks at the SCCT 2017 annual meeting.  Read the story "FFR-CT Gains CPT Code for Reimbursement."

David Bluemke, M.D., Ph.D., FAHA, professor of radiology, University of Wisconsin - Madison, incoming editor of RSNA’s journal Radiology and previously the radiologist in chief of imaging services at the NIH, at the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) 2017 meeting. Watch the related VIDEO “The Future of Cardiac CT in the Next Decade,” an interview with Leslee Shaw, Ph.D. Read the related article “Advances in Cardiac CT Technology.”

Rami Doukky, M.D., system chair, Division of Cardiology, professor of medicine, Cook County Health and Hospitals System, Chicago, discusses the new CMS requirements for clinical decision support (CDS) appropriate use criteria (AUC) documentation in cardiac imaging starting on Jan. 1, 2018. He spoke at the 2017 American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) meeting. Read the article "CMS to Require Appropriate Use Criteria Documentation for Medical Imaging Orders."

Linda Gillam, M.D., MPH, FACC, FAHA, FASE, chair, cardiovascular medicine, Atlantic Health System, suggests how cardiology-related services can demonstrate their value to providers and patients at the 2017 American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) annual meeting.

Watch the related VIDEO "MACRA's Impact on Cardiology," an interview with Kim A. Williams, Sr., M.D., chief of cardiology at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago. 

Read the article "HHS Finalizes Cardiology Bundled Payment Model to Lower Healthcare Costs."

Madhav Swaminathan, M.D., FASC, FAHA, clinical director of cardiothoracic anesthesiology, at Duke University Medical Center, discusses use of cardiac ultrasound in cardiac surgery and interventional structural heart procedures at the 2017 American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) annual meeting. Watch the related VIDEO "What is Required for Interventional Echo - Discussion With Rebecca Hahn," or read the article “Requirements for Interventional Echocardiographers.” 

A discussion with Rebecca Hahn, M.D., FASE, director of interventional echocardiography and professor of medicine at Columbia University Medical Center / New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York. She is the national principal investigator for the SCOUT I Trial for the Trialign Percutaneous Tricuspid Valve Annuloplasty System. For information on the development of transcatheter mitral valve  technologies read the article "Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement Devices in Development." Watch a video with Hahn explaining the requirements for creating an interventional echo program to support structural heart interventions.

Andrea Natale, M.D., FACC, FHRS, FESC, executive medical director, Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute at St. David's Medical Center, discusses how to build an electrophysiology (EP) program at the 2017 Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) annual meeting.

He explains what centers need to consider when creating an EP program, including what is required for device programs that include pacemakers, implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) and cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), as well as the technologies and know-how for catheter ablation programs. He discusses who should be involved in creating an EP program and how EP needs to interface with other departments and subspecialties around the hospital.

Natale is a world recognized leader in the field of electrophysiology. Prior to the establishment of Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute at St. David’s Medical Center, Natale was a member of the Cardiovascular Medicine Department at the Cleveland Clinic from 1999 to 2007, and served as section head for the Department of Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology and as medical director for the Cleveland Clinic’s Center for Atrial Fibrillation. In 2006, Dr. Natale was named to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Task Force on Atrial Fibrillation.

Read the article "Growing a Cardiac Rhythm Program in a Community Setting."
 

DAIC Editor Dave Fornell takes a tour of some of the most innovative new electrophysiology (EP) technology at the 2017 Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) annual meeting. This included new ablation and electromapping systems to improve cardiac ablation effectiveness, new wearable monitoring technologies that are replacing traditional Holter monitors, implantable cardiac monitors, new pacemaker and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD), and other EP lab technologies. 

Find links and more news from the Heart Rhythm Society 2017 late-breaking electrophysiology trials.
 

This video, provided in partnership with the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE), is titled "Strain Fundamentals Made Easy - Strain in Routine clinical Practice: Knobology and Beyond." It is presented by Teerapat Yingchocharoen, M.D., FASE, from Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. He is also a co-director of the Echo ASE ASEAN conference. This is one of the sessions presented at the ASE 2016 annual scientific sessions, one of the premier meetings for cardiac ultrasound education. For more information, visit asescientificsessions.org.