Abstract Background Previous research has shown that African-Americans, patients without insurance, and those with government-sponsored insurance are less likely to be referred for invasive cardiovascular procedures. We therefore sought to…
Abstract Background/Purpose The ORBIT I trial evaluated the safety and performance of an orbital atherectomy system (OAS) in treating de novo calcified coronary lesions. Severely calcified coronary arteries pose ongoing…
Abstract Background Balloon valvuloplasty has been considered a mandatory step of the transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), although it is not without risk. The aim of this work was to…
Abstract Objectives Our study aimed to assess the characteristics and outcomes of transfemoral approach (TFA) versus the initial steps of a transradial approach (TRA) program and to assess the learning…
The introduction of new technologies often follows what has been termed the “hype cycle” that displays the key phases of how that technology is received by society . During this…
Recently, we have witnessed a breakthrough in the field of interventional cardiology. The CoreValve US pivotal trial for high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) demonstrated superiority in one-year survival…
