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Optimizing Door-to-Balloon Time

How an academic teaching hospital system addressed the door-to-balloon time initiative.

By Aman Ali, MD; Ryan Cunnane, MD; Hannah Whitney, RN; and Timothy A. Sanborn, MD, FSCAI

CHIEF MEDICAL EDITOR'S PAGE: Primary PCI for STEMI

TAVI: Where Is the Evidence Taking Us?

A review of the current status.

By Walid Ben-Ali, MD, PhD, and Thomas Modine, MD, PhD

The State of Reimbursement for Renal Denervation in the United States

As renal denervation is adopted across the United States for patients with uncontrolled or resistant hypertension, the dubious state of reimbursement presents a barrier to both health systems and patients seeking the procedure.

By Catherine Vanchiere, MD, MA; Tayyab Shah, MD; Debbie L. Cohen, MD; Jay Giri, MD, MPH; Brian Fulton, MD; and Taisei Kobayashi, MD

Transcatheter Solutions for Mitral/Tricuspid Valves

By Fabien Praz, MD, and Rishi Puri, MD

Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair: For Whom Is It Still Better Than Replacement?

Current transcatheter options for mitral valve intervention.

By Faeez M. Ali, MD, DM, MRCP (UK), and Neil P. Fam, MD, MSc

Update on Near-Infrared Spectroscopy/Intravascular Ultrasound

The fundamental aspects and current clinical roles.

By Selcuk Kucukseymen, MD; Francesca Ciatti, MD; Niccolò Ciardetti, MD; Alessio Mattesini, MD; and Carlo Di Mario, MD, PhD

Rapamycin-Eluting Coronary Stent for PCI: The TARGET IV Trial

A review of the TARGET IV trial evaluating the Firehawk rapamycin-eluting cobalt chromium coronary stent system. Can this new stent increase healing time, reduce adverse events, and eliminate the need for prolonged dual antiplatelet therapy?

By Christiana O. Oshotse, BA, and Robert W. Yeh, MD, MSc, MBA

Current and Future Directions for Transcatheter Mitral Valve Intervention

Exploring available technologies, procedural considerations, patient selection, and future directions for transcatheter mitral valve repair and replacement.

By Nodari Maisuradze, MD; Nikoloz Shekiladze, MD; John C. Lisko, MD; and George S. Hanzel, MD