Journal of Invasive Cardiology

From the March issue 🔖 A 70-year-old woman with permanent AF underwent dual-chamber transvenous pacemaker implantation. Over time, she developed Twiddler’s syndrome. Read here: hubs.ly/Q0477tRt0 @DLBHATTMD #cardioTwitter #cardioX #cardiology #interventionalcardiology

From the #AFib Topic Center: Procedural and Long-Term Thromboembolic Outcomes After Left Atrial Appendage Closure: Comparison of Patients With Reduced and Preserved Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction Access this article + more: hubs.ly/Q045mJ710 #cardiotwitter #cardiox

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/Q044PDbd0

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/Q045yPP40

✨Video of the Week: Subaortic Membrane Recurrence With Obstructive Physiology ▶️ hubs.ly/Q045rd380 @RafiqueSoomal @DLBHATTMD #cardioTwitter #cardioX #cardiology #interventionalcardiology

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/Q045f6gV0 #cardiotwitter @ShockwaveIVL

Three things you’ll leave with after this IVL in PAD webinar: ✅ Where IVL fits in calcified PAD care pathways ✅ What to consider for reimbursement/coding/coverage ✅ How to implement across teams + sites of care March 25 • 7 PM ET • 60 minutes → hubs.ly/Q044PwzZ0

📚 The March issue is out now! Read here: hubs.ly/Q045rn6q0 @gioamor68 @gregoffiah @LucySafi @GilbertTangMD @Khera_MD @PassanitiGiulia @d_karelas @craigbasman @DLBHATTMD #cardioTwitter #cardioX #cardiology #interventionalcardiology

✨Video of the Week: Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement for Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease ▶️ hubs.ly/Q045njrJ0 @craigbasman @DLBHATTMD #cardioTwitter #cardioX #cardiology #interventionalcardiology

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/Q045f5d30 #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/Q045yP-Y0

Distal transradial access for angiography and PCI. Compared with classic transfemoral access, proximal (conventional) transradial access (pTRA) has been associated with fewer access-site-related complications, earlier patient ambulation, and greater postprocedural comfort. In ACS patients, pTRA has also been linked to lower mortality rates. Distal transradial access (dTRA) offers advantages over pTRA, including faster hemostasis and lower rates of proximal radial artery occlusion, the most common complication of pTRA. Despite the increasing adoption of dTRA by interventionalists worldwide, data on routine coronary angiography and/or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) via dTRA remain limited. In this study, we aimed to evaluate differences (chronic vs. ACS) using a large-scale, real-world registry of consecutive and all-comers patients. Radialfirst @InvasiveCardiol hmpgloballearningnetwork.com/site/jic/origi…

REPEAT study @InvasiveCardiol 🎯No signif diff in vasc complications or bleeding btwn ♂& ♀ 🎯 Underpowered so cannot ° identify relationship of crossovers & risk for AE °correlate sex driven TRA clinical endpoints 🔗 hmpgloballearningnetwork.com/site/jic/origi…

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/Q044PrfW0

🏆Most Read in February🏆 Combined Atherectomy and Intravascular Lithotripsy in Calcified Coronary Lesions: A Meta-Analysis hubs.ly/Q045169P0 Congratulations to @DrDamluji and colleagues! @DLBHATTMD #cardioTwitter #cardioX #cardiology #interventionalcardiology

✨Video of the Week: A Rare Cause of Cyanosis in a Structurally Normal Heart Watch now ▶️ hubs.ly/Q044wGW-0 @DLBHATTMD #cardioTwitter #cardioX #cardiology #interventionalcardiology

🆕 Just published 🆕 Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: 2026 Update Read here 👉 hubs.ly/Q044xZkf0 @esbrilakis @DLBHATTMD #cardioTwitter #cardioX #cardiology #interventionalcardiology

From the #AFib Topic Center: Fibrillatory Left Atrial Appendage With Tip Clot A 54-year-old woman with rheumatic heart disease and prior mitral commissurotomy presented with progressive dyspnea despite anticoagulation for AF. hubs.ly/Q043mBYQ0 #cardiotwitter #cardioX

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/Q043FZ8p0 #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/Q043nQvT0 #CardioTwitter #HeartFailure