September/October 2019
COVER STORIES
What Would You Do?

TAVR in Small Anatomy
Moderator: Matias Sztejfman, MD
Panelists: Guilherme Attizzani, MD; Cristian Baeza, MD; Hemal Gada, MD, MBA; Anthony Main, MD; and Henrique Barbosa Ribeiro, MD, PhD
Percutaneous Treatment of Left Ventricular Free Wall Perforation and Severe Mitral Insufficiency
Moderator: Wojciech Wojakowski, MD, PhD
Panelists: Anita W. Asgar, MD, MSc, FACC; Haim Danenberg, MD; Thomas Modine, MD, PhD, MBA; and Pavel Overtchouk, MD
Severe Symptomatic Functional TR After Previous Left-Sided Valve Replacement
Moderator: Edwin C. Ho, MD, FRCPC
Panelists: Neil P. Fam, MD, MSc, FRCPC; Rebecca T. Hahn, MD, FACC, FESC; and Maurizio Taramasso, MD, PhD

Radial Access for the Evaluation of Bypass Grafts
Moderator: Mirvat Alasnag, MD, FACP, FSCAI, FRCP
Panelists: James Nolan, MBChB, FRCP, MD; Sunil Rao, MD; and Binita Shah, MD, MS, FACC, FSCAI
Complex Aortic Transit During CTO PCI
Moderator: Sanjog Kalra, MD, MSc
Panelists: Sean Janzer, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Rajiv Tayal, MD, MPH, FSCAI; and Grace J. Wang, MD, FACS

Massive Thromboembolism, PFO, and Acute Limb Ischemia
Moderator: Mohamad Alkhouli, MD
Panelists: Yashu Dhamija, MD; Abdul Moiz Hafiz, MD; Ankur Kalra, MD, FACP, FACC, FSCAI; and Anmar Kanaa’N, MD
PCI in a Complex Bifurcation CTO
Moderator: Rui Campante Teles, MD, FESC, FACC
Panelists: James W. Choi, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Laurent Drogoul, MD; and Pedro de Araújo Gonçalves, MD, PhD
High-Risk PCI of a Left Main Bifurcation Lesion in a Patient Presenting With Acute Coronary Syndrome and Low LVEF
Moderator: Elvin Kedhi, MD, PhD
Panelists: Renicus Suffridus Hermanides, MD, PhD; Duane Pinto, MD, MPH; and Alejandro Ricalde, MD, FACC
Acute Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation and Cardiogenic Shock
Moderator: Snehal R. Patel, MD
Panelists: Rita A. Jermyn, MD; Mahek Shah, MD; and A. Reshad Garan, MD, MS, FACC
FEATURED TECHNOLOGY
Sponsored by Boston Scientific CorporationThe LOTUS Edge Aortic Valve System and SENTINEL Cerebral Protection System
Experts discuss the benefits and implications of these innovative technologies in an expanding patient population.
With Vinod H. Thourani, MD, FACS, FACC; and Vijay Iyer, MD, PhD, FACC, FSCAI
TECHNIQUES
Left Radial Artery Access: A More Coaxial Approach to Cardiac Catheterization
An overview of our technique for left radial access, with a discussion of the benefits and limitations.
By Kevin Fullin, MD, FACC; and Timothy Sanborn, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI
TODAY’S TECHNOLOGY
Interventional Cardiology Apps in Clinical Practice
How everyday use of this technology can impact your practice of medicine.
By Iva Golemi, MD; Jonathan Rosenberg, MD; Justin Levisay, MD; and Ted E. Feldman, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FESC
TODAY’S PRACTICE

Compensation and Production Trends for Interventionalists
A look at MedAxiom’s annual report reflecting the continued evolution of the field in terms of physician demand and compensation agreements.
By Joel Sauer, MBA
DEPARTMENTS
An Interview With Ulrich Schäfer, MD
Prof. Schäfer shares updates on the current status of therapies for each of the four heart valves, as well as new technologies to address heart failure and more.