The Time is Now: Sex Disparities Persist in Ischemic Heart Disease
Women have worse health outcomes before and after non-primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) as compared to men, a recent large, multi-site study found.1 Cardiovascular...
Cardio Round-Up: Practice Tips with Dr. Lichaa, TAVR Disparities in Distressed Locations; and More
Practice Tips with Dr. Lichaa: Wire Behavior and Location
Hady Lichaa, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FSVM, RPVI, is an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Tennessee...
Areas with Greater Socioeconomic Distress and Black or Hispanic Patients Get Less TAVR
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) both lengthens and improves the quality of life in patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis. Researchers found race, ethnicity,...
Practice Tips with Dr. Lichaa: The Distal Superficial Femoral Artery (SFA) Stick
In this edition of Practice Tips, Dr. Lichaa looks at the importance of the distal superficial artery (SFA) stick in end-stage patients with critical...
Transaxillary Approach With Prosthetic Conduit in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
The left subclavian artery (LSA) is an alternative access path for patients with severe peripheral artery disease (PAD), though it is not frequently used....
Practice Tips with Dr. Lichaa: Conus Branch Significance
In this edition of Practice Tips, Dr. Lichaa highlights the importance of the conus branch and how it could be helpful in a number...
Practice Tips with Dr. Lichaa: The Buddy Wire Paradox
In this edition of Practice Tips, Dr. Hady Lichaa gives tips on dealing with very tortuous vessels using an additional wire, as well as...
