Cardiogenic Shock: Culprit Vessel Paradox?
By, Rajesh Dave, MD Despite innovation in stents, balloons, adjunctive devices, etc. the mortality in cardiogenic shock remains around 50% in the best-case scenario – outside of western hemisphere it…
TAVR: Is There Trouble in Paradise?
By Rajesh Dave I was the fortunate physician who had the privilege of performing the very first commercially approved Sapien valve procedure in the USA (2011). Since then, we have
How to Select the Right Patient for Long-Term DAPT
Issue of Debate at C3, June 17-20, 2018 Interventional Academy Speaks with Prof David Erlinge, MD, PhD, FESC, FACC, Head, Department of Cardiology, Lund, Sweden Treatment with dual antiplatelet therapy
TREAT: Are We One Step Closer?
TREAT: Are we one step closer? by Rajesh M. Dave, MD It is well established that Primary PCI in a timely fashion leads to the best outcomes in patients with…
Update: ODYSSEY Outcomes
Update on ODYSSEY Outcomes – by Dr. Rajesh Dave, MD, FSCAI, FACC ODYSSEY Outcomes, the second of the cardiovascular outcomes studies with a PCSK9 inhibitor, this time in an acute
Reflecting on International Women’s Day
By, Dr. Arasi Maran From struggling for our right to vote to now.. what an incredible journey it has been. Even in the field of medicine, women have struggled and…
More Controversy About the Role of a PFO in Stroke?
More Controversy About the Role of a PFO in Stroke? by Bryan Kluck Recently, three publications have fundamentally changed the paradigm in approaching patients with cryptogenic stroke. The Extended RESPECT,
C³ Honors Women in Interventional Cardiology
TOP TEN COMPETITION Women in cardiology continue to be under-represented. Although women make up approximately 50% of medical school classes, only 12% of cardiologists are women. Only 4.5% of interventionalists
Ticagrelor vs Prasugrel Post PCI in STEMI
Ticagrelor vs Prasugrel Post PCI in STEMI by Ahmed Magdy New anti-platelets were successful in the treatment of ACS in large landmark clinical trials namely PLATO on ticagrelor and TIMI
Flu and Heart Attack Association in NEJM
Flu and Heart Attack Association in NEJM By Rajesh Dave, MD Data from CDC reports worst flu season in decade. CDC reports on their website “Among adults hospitalized with the