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Literature Digest

Cath Lab Weekly Scan

Curated weekly digest of high-impact papers in CTO PCI, complex coronary intervention, and intracoronary imaging โ€” with brief clinical commentary.

CTO PCI Complex Intervention IVUS ยท OCT Bifurcation Calcification
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About this series

Each week I go through the recent interventional cardiology literature and select 3โ€“5 papers that matter in the cath lab. Brief summary + my clinical take. No fluff.

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Issue #002 May 22, 2026

ORBITA-CTO, DKCRUSH VIII, and ECLIPSE

Three landmark trials from ACC.26 and late 2025 โ€” patient selection in CTO PCI, IVUS-guided bifurcation, and imaging in calcified lesions.

CTO PCI IVUS Bifurcation ACC.26
3 papers reviewed
Issue #001 Apr 14, 2026

Guide extension catheters, IVUS-guided CTO, and IVL in calcified lesions

Three papers shaping contemporary complex PCI strategy โ€” from guide extension mechanics to calcium modification and imaging-guided wiring.

CTO PCI IVUS Calcification
3 papers reviewed