Cath Lab Digest

Built for clinicians + program leaders. ➔ Clinicians: navigate system constraints. ➔ Admins: understand operational/economic drivers of adoption. IVL in PAD live webinar: 3/25, 7 PM ET (60 min). hubs.ly/Q044PycM0

Rural access win: Amanda Ryan, DO, shares how her hybrid OBL/ASC in New Mexico is cutting multi-hour travel for cardiac and vascular care, and what it takes to build a mission-driven program in a 3-county region. hubs.ly/Q045yJrf0

Presented at EuroPCR, EMPOWER CAD tested an intravascular lithotripsy-first PCI strategy in women with severely calcified CAD, showing 86.9% procedural success at 30 days + 0.2% serious angiographic complications. Learn more: hubs.ly/Q045d_Bb0 #cardiotwitter @ShockwaveIVL

Coronary calcium: Margaret McEntegart, MD, on why IVL can be safe, effective, and cost efficient, with analyses suggesting lower per-case costs vs rotational atherectomy. hubs.ly/Q045dYGx0 #cardiotwitter @mbmcentegart @ShockwaveIVL

How a Virginia cardiology group built an ASC around EP + peripheral first, then planned ahead for a cath lab with CON approval. Practical lessons on staffing, workflow, and patient selection from Ann E. Honeycutt, MSN. hubs.ly/Q045yJWk0

Treat calcified PAD? “Economics” often determines what gets adopted. Get practical IVL in PAD insights: care pathways + reimbursement/coding/coverage + implementation. Live 3/25, 7 PM ET: hubs.ly/Q044Pvjy0

Excited to share this discussion from #CRT2025 with @CathLabDigest on CMD and the critical role of cath lab staff in diagnosis and care Just in time for #CRT2026 @CRT_meeting 🎥 Watch here: hmpgloballearningnetwork.com/site/cathlab/v… #Cardiology #CathLab #CMD #ANOCA

Polk County Fire Rescue’s Mission: Lifeline protocol tightened prehospital ECG + hospital pre-activation, raising <90-min EMS-to-balloon (74%→84%) and driving under-triage down to ~0% #STEMI #Cardiotwitter @InvasiveCardiol

Live webinar: Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) in PAD—clinical benefits and the real-world economic considerations that drive adoption. March 25, 2026 • 7:00 PM ET • 60 minutes CME/CE credit types available (CME, CNE, AANP, AAPA, CCI) Save your seat: hubs.ly/Q044Kc5j0

Heart failure care is shifting from reactive to proactive. Matthew H. Gonzalez, MD explains how pulmonary artery pressure monitoring w/ the #CardioMEMS HF System supports earlier intervention and coordinated HF care. Watch: hubs.ly/Q043FWQr0 #CardioTwitter #HeartFailure

Heart failure care is shifting from reactive to proactive. Matthew H. Gonzalez, MD explains how pulmonary artery pressure monitoring w/ the #CardioMEMS HF System supports earlier intervention and coordinated HF care. Watch: hubs.ly/Q043nRct0 #CardioTwitter #HeartFailure

🎧 Cath Lab Conversations podcast! Mark Toth (Atlas Healthcare Partners) shares insights on: 🏥 Cardiovascular ASCs 🤝 Health system–physician joint ventures 📈 Value-based care & site-of-service strategy Listen now 👉 hubs.ly/Q041C72j0 #CathLab #Cardiology #ASC

Happy Valentine’s Day to the cath lab teams who bring heart to every case. ❤️ As Cardiovascular Professionals Week wraps up, we celebrate the nurses, technologists, physicians, and staff whose precision and teamwork save lives every day. Thank you for all you do.

Structural heart. Complex PCI. Shock protocols. Neuro interventions. Jersey Shore University Medical Center Cath Lab delivers high-acuity cardiovascular care. Spotlight feature: W/ Margaret McGowan, MSN, RN & Tresy Thomas, MSN, RN, FNP-BC hubs.ly/Q042SZ6X0 #Cardiotwitter

Image-guided calcium modification with intravascular lithotripsy (IVL), as discussed by Kevin J. Croce, MD, PhD. A practical look at imaging-driven lesion preparation and stent optimization. Read more 👉 hubs.ly/Q041P7Hr0 #cardiotwitter #IVL

“Operators now have data to inform that decision.” — Donald Cutlip, MD In SELUTION4ISR, a sirolimus DCB was noninferior to standard care (mostly DES) in 418 ISR patients at 1 year. Are DCBs ready to reduce repeat stenting? hubs.ly/Q042GKwL0 #cardiotwitter

IVL using the Shockwave C2 3.5/12 mm (Shockwave Medical, a part of Johnson & Johnson MedTech) was used to modify circumferential in-stent calcified neoatherosclerosis, enabling lesion expansion and subsequent stent optimization. 🔗More: hubs.ly/Q041Pstd0 #cardiotwitter

🫀 PCI in ambulatory surgery centers—what does Medicare data really show? @BaileyAnnRN @MortonKern and @arnoldseto break down the findings in a study presented at @SCAI meeting by @katerinadangas Watch 👉 hubs.ly/Q041B_7t0 #cardiotwitter #medtwitter

The Expanding Role of Intracardiac Echocardiography in EP: Interview With Jason Chinitz, MD Dr Chinitz discusses the central role of ICE in advancing procedural safety, efficiency, and operator control. hubs.ly/Q040TlfL0 @PhilipsHealth

Interventional cardiologist Dr. Andrey Espinoza explains why expanding cardiovascular care beyond the hospital can improve outcomes, experience, and humanity in medicine. 🎧 Listen to the podcast: hubs.ly/Q03_Z76n0 #cardiotwitter