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December 2011
Our 2012 Buyer's Guide
September/October 2011
Transcatheter Valve Update New device iterations and the latest trial data that could change your practice.
July/August 2011
DES Evolution How drug-eluting platforms are being enhanced to improve patient outcomes.
May/June 2011
Imaging Modalities & Intracoronary Assessment How what we can see provides lessons on what we cannot.
March/April 2011
Radial Access The evolution of arterial catheterization.
January/February 2011
OPTIMAL PCI in Contemporary Practice How current percutaneous coronary interventions impact treatment.

ARTICLES FROM 2011

The FDA Panel Meeting to Discuss Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation
A first-hand European perspective.

by Martyn Thomas, MD, FRCP
The PROSPECT Study
Principal Investigator Gregg W. Stone, MD, FACC, FSCAI, from Columbia University Medical Center/New York-Presbyterian Hospital, shares his insight on the impact and potential of imaging modalities used to predict vulnerable plaque.
Post-PCI Selection of Antithrombotic Therapy
Improvements in antithrombotic pharmacotherapy have led to important reductions in complications after percutaneous coronary intervention.

by John P. Vavalle, MD, and Robert A. Harrington, MD
An Interview With Frederick St. Goar, MD
The interventional cardiologist who founded Evalve, Inc., the company that developed the MitraClip device, shares his thoughts on the latest mitral regurgitation data and his hands-on approach to the development of novel interventional cardiology devices.
Avoiding and Managing Forearm Hematomas
Tips for managing this complication of transradial catheterization.

by Ronald P. Caputo, MD, FACC, FSCAI

TOP 5 ARTICLES FROM 2011

Ultrasound Guidance for Radial Access
A step-by-step guide for ultrasound-facilitated radial cannulation.

By Alice Perlowski, MD; Michael H. Salinger, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Timothy McDonough, MD, FACC, FSCAI; and Ted E. Feldman, MD, FESC, FACC, FSCAI
Commentary by Ramon Quesada, MD, FACP, FACC, FSCAI
Avoiding and Managing Forearm Hematomas
Tips for managing this complication of transradial catheterization.

By Ronald P. Caputo, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Radial Catheter Selection
A guide to catheter selection for transradial coronary angiography and intervention.

By Nicholas R. Balaji, MD; Pinak B. Shah, MD; and Frederic S. Resnic, MD, MSc
The Current Role of Bare-Metal Stents
An evaluation of the importance of BMS in contemporary practice.

By Itsik Ben-Dor, MD; Ron Waksman, MD; Augusto D. Pichard, MD; Joseph Lindsay, MD; and Lowell F. Satler, MD
Indications and Evaluation for ASD Closure
Performing detailed hemodynamic evaluation of secundum atrial septal defects using current imaging modalities and closure devices.

By Yolandee Bell-Cheddar, MD, and Zahid Amin, MD, FAAP, FSCAI, FACC