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INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is one of the most common procedures performed in US and European hospitals. In the United States, 954,000 PCI procedures were performed…

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Ischemic heart disease and heart failure continue to be the predominant causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Acute myocardial infarction is the most common cause of…

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The Appropriate Use Criteria for Revascularization (AUC) is a vital instrument supporting high-quality interventional practice that presents, in a pragmatic format, the optimal application of the…

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Nowhere is the opportunity to innovate as inviting as in the field of medicine, and no specialty has been as productive in the development of new…

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is the leading cause of cardiovascular death and remains an important public health issue. The definition of SCD includes death from natural…

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Although innovators brainstorm ideas for novel therapies often while working in the clinical setting, these ideas see the earliest translation into reality in the preclinical laboratory….

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The field of interventional cardiology has been driven by technical innovation. In a remarkable progression of needs identification, invention, testing, and refinement, innovators have developed nonsurgical…

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Medical simulation comprises the artificial representation of a real-world medical environment with sufficient realism to facilitate learning through immersion, reflection, feedback, and practice without the risks…

INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY AND CLINICAL TRIALS Print Section Listen On September 16, 1977, Andreas Gruentzig performed the first coronary angioplasty on a 38-year-old businessman with unstable angina and a discrete proximal…