The Structural Disease Center

Meeting the Challenge…

Azeem Latib, MD

September/October 2019— As interventional cardiologists, we often learn the most from discussing a case and remembering images of a particular case. Indeed, although guidelines help with the mana…

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

September/October 2019— Video 1. Transthoracic echocardiogram with bubble echocardiography. CASE PRESENTATION A 59-year-old woman presented with worsening dyspnea (1-week d

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

September/October 2019—CASE PRESENTATION A 95-year-old man with a history of chronic atrial fibrillation (for which he was on warfarin), hypertension, hyperlipidemia, gastroesophageal reflux dise…

An Interview With Ulrich Schäfer, MD

September/October 2019—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.

Update on Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion

Saurabh Sanon, MD; and D. Scott Lim, MD

July/August 2019—An overview of innovative preprocedural and intraprocedural imaging techniques, trial data, and current LAAO devices and devices in development.

Transcatheter Paravalvular Leak Closure: Diagnosis, Devices, Techniques, and Outcomes

John T. Saxon, MD; and Adnan K. Chhatriwalla, MD

July/August 2019—Where we’ve been, where we are now, and where we still need to go with transcatheter PVL closure.

PFO Closure: Status Update and New Devices

Francesco Dipasquale, MD; Sebastiano Immè, MD; and Marco Barbanti, MD

July/August 2019—A review of updated trial data, treatment diagnosis and indications, and approved devices.

Large-Bore Access Closure: The Current Landscape

Stephen Keane, MB, BCh, BAO; Liesbeth Rosseel, MD; and Darren Mylotte, MB, BCh, MD, PhD

July/August 2019—An assessment of vascular closure techniques, including surgical closure, suture-based devices, and dedicated large-bore devices.