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Clinical Paper: Beyond Reperfusion by Jerry Curran

Acute Ventricular Unloading and Cardioprotection During MI Jerry Curran PhD, Senior Scientist at Abio...

Impella Support Pre-PCI for AMICS is Associated with Higher Survival in Women

Reference: J Interven Cardiol 2016; 29:248–256. Ca...

Improving Survival in Cardiogenic Shock by Adopting a Uniform Approach to Systems of Care

Reference: J Am Coll Cardiol 2...

PCI vs CABG in Patients with Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Disease

Key TakeawaysThis meta-analysis evaluated 6 randomized controlled trials to determin...

Characteristics of Cardiogenic Shock Subtypes for Guiding Clinical Practice

Key TakeawaysPatients with cardiogenic shock (CS) due to end-stage heart failure (ES...

Safety and Feasibility of the Impella® Device in High-Risk Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Utility of the SYNTAX II Score for Deciding Between PCI and CABG

Impella® Device Support During High-Risk Unprotected Left Main Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Demonstrates Favorable Safety and Efficacy Outcomes

The MATRIX Trial: AKI After Radial or Femoral Access for Invasive ACS Management

Culprit-Lesion-Only PCI Compared with Multivessel PCI is Associated with Better Survival in Multivessel Disease, CS, and AMI

Hospitalization Outcomes Among Nonagenarians Undergoing PCI after AMI

Early vs Late Impella® Device Support is Associated with a Better Survival Benefit in AMICS: A Meta-Analysis

Long-Term Outcomes of PCI Among Elderly and Very Elderly Patients

Utility of the PAPi for Risk Stratification in the Setting of Acute Inferior Wall Myocardial Infarction

Early Invasive Strategy vs Selective Invasive Strategy: Long-Term Follow-Up Data from ICTUS

Impella 2.5® Device Support Prior to Unprotected Left Main PCI is Associated with Improved Survival Among AMICS Patients

Risk Stratification for CS After AMI

Successful CTO PCI Associated with Increased Survival

Changes in Public Reporting and Their Impact on Treatment and Outcomes of Acute Myocardial Infarction

Decreased PA Pulse Pressure After PA Catheter Optimization

The Effect of LVAD Unloading on Cardiac Recovery in Patients with Ischemic and Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy

Managing Shock at the “Battlefront” of Surgery

Clinical Options for Minimizing Contrast Exposure and Reducing Contrast-Induced Kidney Injury Risk

The Association Between Obesity and In-Hospital Mortality in Patients with Cardiogenic Shock Complicating Acute Myocardial Infarction

Mortality Related to Periprocedural Myocardial Injury in CTO-PCI

Safety and Efficacy of PCI with DES vs CABG for Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Stenosis

The Impact of Coronary Artery Calcium on Post-PCI Outcomes

Trends in Cardiovascular Care: Data from the NCDR® Registries

CTO Impact on the Long-Term Prognosis of Ischemic Systolic Heart Failure

CABG SYNTAX for Predicting Post-PCI Events in CAD Patients with Previous CABG

Outcome Differences Among Genders Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Impact of PCI vs No PCI Before CABG on Short- and Long-Term Survival

The Residual SYNTAX Score and Its Impact on Predicting In-Hospital Outcomes in PCI Patients

Optimizing Cardiovascular Care in Accordance with the Body’s Internal “Clock”

Long-Term Outcomes of 30-Day All-Cause Heart Failure Rehospitalization

The Impact of Public Reporting for Cardiogenic Shock

Pitfalls Associated with Public Reporting for PCI Outcomes

PCI with Everolimus Eluting Stents vs CABG for Left Main Coronary Artery Disease: The EXCEL Trial

Complete vs Incomplete Revascularization in Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease

Large Datasets and Their Ability to Advance Cardiology

The Insertion of Impella 5.0™ in the Right Subclavian Artery for Treatment of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure

Mortality Remains High for STEMI Patients Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock

CABG Beneficial for Older Patients with Heart Failure and Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction

Patients Too Weak for Surgery May Benefit from Heart Pumps

Impella 2.5™ and VA-ECMO Provide Hemodynamic Improvement in Patients with Cardiogenic Shock

Percutaneous Insertion and Removal of Impella® Using the Axillary Artery for Treatment of Advanced Peripheral Artery Disease

Ischemic CAD Testing Underutilized in New Heart Failure Patients

How Twitter is Influencing Cardiologists

In this JACC contribution...

Women With Cardiogenic Shock Derive Greater Benefit From Impella 2.5

No Re-flow Treatment: Do We Need More?

The Campeau Radial Paradox: Radial vs. Femoral Access [JACC]

A 2015 paper on the Campeau Radial Paradox in...

2015 Consensus Recommendations on Percutaneous Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices

The availability of percutaneous mechanical support (MCS) devices such as Impella®, TandemHeart, and ECMO requires cardiologis...

Study Finds pVADs are Cost-Effective for High-Risk PCI

In the era of increasing healthcare costs, the cost-effectiveness of traditional versus emerging technologies is an ongoing con...

Circulation Editorial Discusses Advances in High-Risk PCI

A recent editorial by Dr. Ted Bass from the University of Florida published in...

High-Risk Percutaneous Coronary Interventions in Modern Day Clinical Practice: Current Concepts and Challenges

The advances of the percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedure has evolved significantly since the early 1980’s, acco...

Latest Clinical Practice Guidelines Recommend Early Angiography and Revascularization for NSTE-ACS Patients

Study Shows High-Risk PCI with Impella Improved 90-day Event-Free Survival Compared to IABP

Article Dangas GD, Kini AS, Sharma SK, Henriques JPS, Claessen BE, Dixon SR, Massaro JM, Palacios I, Popma JJ, Ohman E...

Real-World Data Show Protected PCI Patients Had Significant CHF Symptom Improvement at Discharge

Article  ...

Latest Appropriate Use Criteria for Coronary Revascularization Indicate Patients Who Would Benefit from CABG or PCI

The latest update of the appropriate use criteria (AUC) for coronary revascularization by Patel et al. entitled “...