{"title":"Apples and Oranges: Comparing High-definition Intravascular Ultrasound and Optical Coherence Tomography","authors":"Zubeen Azari DO, John J. Lopez MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jscai.2025.103574","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jscai.2025.103574","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73990,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions","volume":"4 5","pages":"Article 103574"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143890763","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Federico Oliveri MD , Martijn J.H. Van Oort MSc , Ibtihal Al Amri MD, PhD , Brian O. Bingen MD, PhD , Bimmer E. Claessen MD, PhD , Aukelien C. Dimitriu-Leen MD, PhD , Joelle Kefer MD, PhD , Hany Girgis MD , Tessel Vossenberg MD , Frank Van der Kley MD, PhD , J. Wouter Jukema MD, PhD , Josè M. Montero-Cabezas MD, PhD
{"title":"Coronary Compliance Modification by Intravascular Lithotripsy: New Predictor of Stent Expansion in Calcified Coronary Lesions","authors":"Federico Oliveri MD , Martijn J.H. Van Oort MSc , Ibtihal Al Amri MD, PhD , Brian O. Bingen MD, PhD , Bimmer E. Claessen MD, PhD , Aukelien C. Dimitriu-Leen MD, PhD , Joelle Kefer MD, PhD , Hany Girgis MD , Tessel Vossenberg MD , Frank Van der Kley MD, PhD , J. Wouter Jukema MD, PhD , Josè M. Montero-Cabezas MD, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.jscai.2025.102635","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jscai.2025.102635","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Intravascular lithotripsy <strong>(</strong>IVL) has been demonstrated to be effective in treating balloon-crossable calcified coronary lesions by inducing calcium fractures and facilitating stent expansion (SE), theoretically by improving coronary artery compliance (CACom). Direct evidence of this theory has not yet been provided.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>From the BENELUX-IVL prospective registry (NCT06577038) enrolling patients with calcified coronary artery lesions treated with IVL, intravascular ultrasound–guided cases were selected. CACom was calculated as the systo-diastolic change in the luminal area (ΔA), measured using intravascular ultrasound, relative to the corresponding change in aortic pressure (ΔP). Measurements were taken directly before (pre-CACom) and after (post-CACom) IVL therapy at the most calcified segment, where IVL pulses were administered. The primary end point was CACom modification (ΔCACom), defined as post-CACom – pre-CACom, with a correlation analysis between ΔCACom and new fractures as a key exploratory aim. Secondary analysis included assessing whether ΔCACom could predict SE at the minimum stent area (MSA) and the eccentricity index.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Coronary artery compliance significantly improved after IVL therapy (median ΔCACom 0.33 [0.19-0.70] mm<sup>2</sup>/mm Hg; <em>P</em> < .01). Lesions showing new calcium fractures presented significantly greater ΔCACom compared to those without. ΔCACom and new calcium fractures were significantly correlated (R = 0.466; <em>P</em> < .01). In univariate analysis, ΔCACom was found to be a significant predictor for SE at MSA (<em>P</em> < .01), MSA (<em>P</em> = .015), and SE >80% (<em>P</em> = .025), but not eccentricity index (<em>P</em> = .157). At multivariate analysis, ΔCACom was an independent predictor of SE (R = 0.420; <em>P</em> = .044) and SE >80% at MSA (OR, 6.58 [1.24-34.90]; <em>P</em> = .043).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>In heavily calcified coronary lesions treated with IVL, ΔCACom is an independent predictor of SE.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":73990,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions","volume":"4 5","pages":"Article 102635"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143890764","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Eric S. Rothstein MD , Nathan L. Crain MPAS, PA-C , Jarrod D. Frizzell MD
{"title":"Lesion Preparation Complete – You May Now Deploy Your Stent","authors":"Eric S. Rothstein MD , Nathan L. Crain MPAS, PA-C , Jarrod D. Frizzell MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jscai.2025.103604","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jscai.2025.103604","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73990,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions","volume":"4 5","pages":"Article 103604"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143890765","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jonathan X. Fang MBBS , Gennaro Giustino MD , Tiberio M. Frisoli MD , James C. Lee MD , Pedro A. Villablanca MD
{"title":"Lacerate and Macerate: The BASILICA–LLAMACORN/UNICORN Combination to Optimize Bioprosthetic Bileaflet Modification","authors":"Jonathan X. Fang MBBS , Gennaro Giustino MD , Tiberio M. Frisoli MD , James C. Lee MD , Pedro A. Villablanca MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jscai.2025.102614","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jscai.2025.102614","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73990,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions","volume":"4 5","pages":"Article 102614"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143890772","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Impact of Calcified Plaque Distribution on Symmetrical Stent Expansion After Intravascular Lithotripsy","authors":"Takeshi Yamada MD , Norimasa Taniguchi MD , Tetsuya Hata MD , Shunsuke Nakajima MD , Shiori Kawakami MD , Akihiko Takahashi MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jscai.2025.102616","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jscai.2025.102616","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73990,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions","volume":"4 5","pages":"Article 102616"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143890992","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mrinal M. Murali Krishna , Chidubem Ezenna MD , Meghna Joseph , Mohammad Al Mouslmani MD, MPH , Armin Nouri MD , Zafer Akman MD , Raiza Rossi MD , Michael Nanna MD, MHS, FSCAI , Dr. Andrew Michael Goldsweig MD, MS, FSCAI
{"title":"OR2-22 | Percutaneous Coronary Intervention of True Coronary Bifurcation Lesions: A Frequentist Network Meta-Analysis of Six Strategies","authors":"Mrinal M. Murali Krishna , Chidubem Ezenna MD , Meghna Joseph , Mohammad Al Mouslmani MD, MPH , Armin Nouri MD , Zafer Akman MD , Raiza Rossi MD , Michael Nanna MD, MHS, FSCAI , Dr. Andrew Michael Goldsweig MD, MS, FSCAI","doi":"10.1016/j.jscai.2025.102692","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jscai.2025.102692","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73990,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions","volume":"4 5","pages":"Article 102692"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143894618","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mohammad Hamza Bin Abdul Malik , Muhammad Arham , Muhammad Awais Bin Abdul Malik , Ayesha Ihsan , Anfal Hamza , Talha Tahir
{"title":"A-5 | Epidemiological Trends in Mortality from Acute Myocardial Infarction with Essential Hypertension: CDC WONDER Database Analysis, 2000–2020","authors":"Mohammad Hamza Bin Abdul Malik , Muhammad Arham , Muhammad Awais Bin Abdul Malik , Ayesha Ihsan , Anfal Hamza , Talha Tahir","doi":"10.1016/j.jscai.2025.102755","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jscai.2025.102755","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73990,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions","volume":"4 5","pages":"Article 102755"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143895450","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Godbless Ajenaghughrure MD , Chukwuemeka Aghasili , Kayode Ogunniyi , Emmanuel Daniel , Ekow Essien MD , God-dowell O. Odukudu MD , Pranita Rajbhandari , Taraneh Zamani , Mohammed Najdat Seijari , Flora Ajayi , Divine Dele
{"title":"A-7 | Comparison of 30-Day Clinical Outcomes Between Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction with Culprit Left Main Stem Coronary Artery: A Real-World Analysis","authors":"Godbless Ajenaghughrure MD , Chukwuemeka Aghasili , Kayode Ogunniyi , Emmanuel Daniel , Ekow Essien MD , God-dowell O. Odukudu MD , Pranita Rajbhandari , Taraneh Zamani , Mohammed Najdat Seijari , Flora Ajayi , Divine Dele","doi":"10.1016/j.jscai.2025.102757","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jscai.2025.102757","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73990,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions","volume":"4 5","pages":"Article 102757"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143895067","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}