Interventional Cardiology

This cardiac subspecialty uses minimally invasive, catheter-based technologies in a cath lab to diagnose and treat coronary artery disease (CAD). The main focus in on percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) to revascularize patients with CAD that is causing blockages resulting in ischemia or myocardial infarction. PCI mainly consists of angioplasty and implanting stents. Interventional cardiology has greatly expanded in scope over recent years to include a number of transcatheter structural heart interventions.

Johnson & Johnson CEO celebrates company’s cardiovascular business during Q4 earnings call
Johnson & Johnson reported $24.6 billion in sales for the fourth quarter of 2025, up 9.1% from the previous year. On an earnings call with investors, the company's CEO sang the praises of the company's cardiovascular health division.
AI agent calling cath lab patients to help them prepare for treatment
Mount Sinai Hospital in New York is now using AI-powered virtual agents to call some patients before cath lab procedures. The move was designed to help nurses focus more on patient care and reduce their risk of burnout.
Treating CLTI with atherectomy fails to improve outcomes—is it worth the cost?
Atherectomy is associated with rising healthcare costs, making it important to learn as much about the procedure's long-term value as possible.
Medical societies, medtech companies and clinicians weigh in as CMS considers sweeping TAVR changes
CMS is considering substantial updates to its TAVR policies, including coverage for asymptomatic patients. Some stakeholders are excited, embracing the possibility of expanded indications and fewer restrictions. Others are concerned that the changes would be too much, too soon.
Post-TAVR echocardiography helps predict a patient’s long-term risk of SVD
Postprocedural gradients can tell cardiologists a lot about a patient's long-term risk of structural valve deterioration.

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Johnson & Johnson CEO celebrates company’s cardiovascular business during Q4 earnings call

Johnson & Johnson reported $24.6 billion in sales for the fourth quarter of 2025, up 9.1% from the previous year. On an earnings call with investors, the company's CEO sang the praises of the company's cardiovascular health division.

Andriy Vengrenyuk, MS, senior data analyst for interventional cardiology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, explains a pilot program where artificial intelligence (AI) virtual agents call patients prior to their cath lab procedures to save nursing staff time doing administrative tasks.

AI agent calling cath lab patients to help them prepare for treatment

Mount Sinai Hospital in New York is now using AI-powered virtual agents to call some patients before cath lab procedures. The move was designed to help nurses focus more on patient care and reduce their risk of burnout.

Treating CLTI with atherectomy fails to improve outcomes—is it worth the cost?

Atherectomy is associated with rising healthcare costs, making it important to learn as much about the procedure's long-term value as possible.

Medical societies, medtech companies and clinicians weigh in as CMS considers sweeping TAVR changes

CMS is considering substantial updates to its TAVR policies, including coverage for asymptomatic patients. Some stakeholders are excited, embracing the possibility of expanded indications and fewer restrictions. Others are concerned that the changes would be too much, too soon.

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Post-TAVR echocardiography helps predict a patient’s long-term risk of SVD

Postprocedural gradients can tell cardiologists a lot about a patient's long-term risk of structural valve deterioration.

CGuard Prime carotid stent system was cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in June 2025.

Pivotal trial highlights safety, effectiveness of FDA-approved carotid stent

The CGuard Prime carotid stent system from InspireMD was approved by the FDA in 2025. These data confirm the device's ability to reduce a patient's stroke risk during treatment.

Abbott’s Navitor TAVR valve linked to positive real-world outcomes

The intra-annular, self-expanding Navitor valve gained FDA approval in 2023 for the treatment of high-risk heart patients with severe aortic stenosis. This analysis explores its early impact on patient care.

Sunil Rao, MD, director, interventional cardiology, cardiac catheterization laboratory, NYU Langone Heart, professor, Department of Medicine, the Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, discusses the heart team approach in the context to determining what is best for the patient in terms of bypass surgery or percutaneous coronary intervention.

Heart teams playing a major role in coronary revascularization decisions

Sunil Rao, MD, discusses the heart team approach in the context of deciding what is best for the patient between bypass surgery and percutaneous coronary intervention.