CVIT 2025 clinical expert consensus document on intravascular ultrasound

Y Saito, Y Kobayashi, K Fujii, S Sonoda… - Cardiovascular …, 2025 - Springer
Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) provides precise anatomic information in coronary arteries
including quantitative measurements and morphological assessment. To standardize the …

International psychological well-being survey of interventional cardiologists

B Simsek, A Rempakos, S Kostantinis… - Cardiovascular …, 2023 - jacc.org
Methods The survey questions were prepared by the coauthors: 78 questions in the English
language were included in the survey (Supplemental Appendix). The survey was …

International survey of chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention operators

B Simsek, A Rempakos, S Kostantinis… - Catheterization and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Contemporary chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary
intervention (PCI) practice has received limited study. Aim To examine the contemporary …

Joint British Societies' position statement on cardiology training in the United Kingdom

OI Brown, H Morgan, WJ Jenner, A Chapman, A Joshi… - Heart, 2024 - heart.bmj.com
Cardiology training in the UK is facing significant challenges due to a range of factors.
Recent curriculum changes have further compounded this issue and significantly risk the …

Echocardiographic-Fluoroscopic Fusion Imaging Improves Interventionalists' Learning Curve for Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Closure—Initial, Single-Center …

D Kanschik, H Heidari, K Klein, A Polzin… - Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Due to the complex and variable anatomy of the left atrial appendage, percutaneous left
atrial appendage closure (LAAC) can be challenging. In this study, we investigated the …

Radiation Awareness and X‐Ray Use in Cardiology: An International Independent Web‐Based Survey

A Ballatore, M Casella, F Moscoso Costa… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Cardiologists are today exposed to a growing dose of ionising radiation in their
practice. Radiation awareness and correct management of X‐ray use are the cornerstone to …

Complex high-risk indicated PCI (CHIP-PCI): is it safe to let fellows-in-training perform it as primary operators?

MB Protty, S Hasan, D Premawardhana, MS Addin… - Open …, 2025 - openheart.bmj.com
Background Training in complex high-risk indicated percutaneous coronary intervention
(CHIP-PCI) has frequently been reserved for established operators (consultants/attending) …

Experience and perspective with intravascular imaging and invasive coronary physiology: Insights from allied health professionals

W Abusnina, I Merdler, R Deible, B Estes… - Catheterization and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Although intravascular imaging (IVI) and invasive coronary physiology (ICP) are
utilized in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with robust positive clinical evidence …

Intravascular Imaging for PCI: Do Protocols Matter?

GS Mintz - Cardiovascular Interventions, 2024 - jacc.org
Despite overwhelming evidence and societal recommendations, 1, 2 intravascular imaging
(IVI) to guide percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is underused, although it is difficult to …

[HTML][HTML] Training Interventional Cardiologists: Seeking Better Than How We Have Always Done it

LW Klein - Cardiovascular Interventions, 2023 - jacc.org
The objective of an interventional cardiology training program is to provide a clinically
rigorous environment for fellows to acquire the requisite attributes to become outstanding …