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Point–Counterpoint: The Role of IVUS

Gary Mintz, MD, and Jean Marco, MD, share their thoughts on IVUS, its utility in routine practice, and their positions on the impact that this imaging modality has on procedural outcomes.

By Gary Mintz, MD, and Jean Marco, MD

Controversies in Practice

By Ted E. Feldman, MD, FSCAI, Chief Medical Editor

An Interview with Gregg W. Stone, MD

A pre-eminent interventional cardiologist shares his experience as PI of seminal clinical trials, thoughts on late thrombosis, and what TCT 2007 has in store.

By Gregg W. Stone, MD

Does the Metal Matter?

An overview of next-generation stent platforms.

By Louis A. Cannon, MD, Fscai, FACC, FACP; Gary A. Daniel, MD; Kristin L. Hood, PHD; and Steven J. Yakubov, MD, FACC

Defining Left Main Stenosis Severity With IVUS and FFR

Two complementary modalities provide doctors with data on when to intervene.

By Filippo Figini, MD, and Azeem Latib, MD, FACC

Pharmacologic Agents for Prevention of Contrast-Induced Nephropathy

Experts provide their review of the medical options available to reduce CIN after PCI.

By Eugenia Nikolsky, MD, PhD, and Roxana Mehran, MD

Intravascular Lithotripsy to Modify Calcified Coronary Artery Disease

How to use the Shockwave coronary Rx lithotripsy system.

By Anja Øksnes, MD, and Margaret McEntegart, MD, PhD

Understanding Sex Differences in Acute and Chronic Coronary Syndromes

What can imaging tell us about plaque volume and consistency?

By F. Aaysha Cader, MBBS, MD, MRCP(UK), MSc(Oxon); Rudaynah Amein Alali, MBBS, Internal Medicine Board, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship, RCPI; and Mirvat Alasnag, MD, FACP, FACC, FSCAI, FSCCT

Calcium Modification: It’s All In the Preparation

Exploring the “why, when, where, and how” of calcium modification therapies and techniques.

By Angela McInerney, MD, and Nieves Gonzalo, MD, PhD

Stent Thrombosis With Drug-Eluting Versus Bare-Metal Stents

Changing trends in the evolution of DES technology.

By Usman S. Khokhar, MD, and Allen Jeremias, MD, MSc

Coronary Atherectomy: A Current Assessment

A contemporary review of atherectomy devices for treating calcified coronary artery lesions.

By Evan Shlofmitz, DO

High-Risk Atherosclerotic Plaque: Defining Features and Assessment on Imaging

Key characteristics of vulnerable plaques and the role of advanced imaging in risk stratification and management of patients with acute coronary syndrome.

By Priyadarshini Dixit, MD; Sierra Fleming, MD; and Olga Toleva, MD, MPH

New DES Platforms

Does the metal alloy matter?

By Barbara Huibregtse, DVM, and Juan F. Granada, MD