STRUCTURAL UPDATE PFO Closure to Prevent Stroke Top 5 Viewed How the closure of pathological patent foramen ovale may lower the rate of CS. By Ryan Ko, MBBS, MRCP, and Michael J. Mullen, MBBS, FRCP, MD
VESSEL UPDATE The Transradial Approach Top 5 Viewed Does your fellowship training program teach it? By Jennifer A. Tremmel, MD, MS
COVER STORY Guidelines for STEMI Top 5 Viewed Key messages from the ACC/AHA/SCAI 2009 focused update for the management of ST-elevation myocardial infarction. By Jeffery M. Sparling, MD; Pinak B. Shah, MD; and David O. Williams, MD
Optimizing Door-to-Balloon Time How an academic teaching hospital system addressed the door-to-balloon time initiative. By Aman Ali, MD; Ryan Cunnane, MD; Hannah Whitney, RN; and Timothy A. Sanborn, MD, FSCAI
Managing Transport for Primary PCI A review of the literature and strategies to optimize patient outcomes. By George S. Hanzel, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Radial Access for Primary PCI Top 5 Viewed The role of radial artery access in the evolution of percutaneous angioplasty and in minimizing complications. By Martial Hamon, MD, and Javed Ehtisham, MD
Hemodynamic Support for PCI in AMI Therapeutic device alternatives for acute myocardial infarction. By Howard A. Cohen, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Fibrinolytic Therapy for STEMI Top 5 Viewed The role of this treatment in the era of primary percutaneous intervention. By Troy A. Weirick, MD, and H. Vernon Anderson, MD, FACC, FSCAI
PCI Strategies After Fibrinolytic Therapy How to choose the appropriate reperfusion strategy. By Michel R. Le May, MD
DEPARTMENTS US INNOVATIONS A preview of today’s new products
An Interview With Jason H. Rogers, MD Dr. Rogers, a next-generation interventional cardiologist, shares his insights on percutaneous valvular treatments, his role in the ZEN trial, and future coronary/cardiac developments.
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