CathMasters by CardioNerds
Welcome to CardioNerds CathMasters, the podcast dedicated to advancing interventional cardiology through high-quality, evidence-based, and experience-driven education. Featuring leading experts from across the field, CathMasters democratizes access to practical interventional cardiology knowledge for fellows, early-career operators, and experienced proceduralists alike.
Episodes
This episode is part of our comprehensive Decipher the Guidelines Series covering the 2025 ACC/AHA/ACEP/NAEMSP/SCAI Guideline for the Management of Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes.
The following question refers to Section 4.3 of the 2025 ACS Guidelines.
The question is asked by Thomas Jefferson medical student and CardioNerds Acad...
This episode is part of our comprehensive Decipher the Guidelines Series covering the 2025 ACC/AHA/ACEP/NAEMSP/SCAI Guideline for the Management of Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes.
The following question refers to Sections 4.3.2 and 4.4 of the 2025 ACS Guidelines.
The question is asked by Thomas Jefferson medical student and Cardi...
This episode is part of our comprehensive Decipher the Guidelines Series covering the 2025 ACC/AHA/ACEP/NAEMSP/SCAI Guideline for the Management of Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes.
The following question refers to Section 3.2 of the 2025 ACS Guidelines.
The question is asked by Thomas Jefferson medical student and CardioNerds Acad...
In this AngioClub-style episode from the CardioNerds CathMasters, Drs. Amit Goyal, Nazli Okumus, Niko Spilias, and Grant Reed discuss transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) stenosis. Through a case of a 71-year-old man with severe aortic stenosis (AS), reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), a recent heart failure hospitalization, and a heavily calcified...
CathMasters hosts Dr. Amit Goyal, Dr. Li Pang, and Dr. Nazli Okumus discuss bailout management for failed percutaneous axillary artery closure with expert Dr. Raj Tayal. Building on the Data-to-Delivery and Proctor Playbook episodes, this Crisis Control episode walks through a scenario of wide-open extravasation after Perclose failure during right axillary access TAVR. The team covers a stepwise escala...
CathMasters Drs. Amit Goyal, Li Pang, and Dr. Nazli Okumus, discuss state-of-the-art percutaneous axillary arterial access and closure with expert proctor Dr. Raj Tayal. Using a simulated case of Impella-supported high-risk PCI in a patient with severe bilateral iliofemoral PAD, the team walks through a step-by-step proctor playbook: pre-procedural CTA planning, laterality selection, room and arm setup...
CathMasters hosts Dr. Amit Goyal, Dr. Li Pang, and Dr. Nazli Okumus discuss the evidence base for percutaneous transaxillary large-bore arterial access and closure with expert faculty Dr. Rajiv Tayal. Approximately 5% of US TAVR cases require alternative access despite lower-profile devices, and with expanding indications for TAVR and mechanical circulatory support (MCS), the absolute number of patient...
This episode is part of our comprehensive Decipher the Guidelines Series covering the 2025 ACC/AHA/ACEP/NAEMSP/SCAI Guideline for the Management of Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes.
The following question refers to Section 5.2.1 of the 2025 ACS Guidelines.
The question is asked by Thomas Jefferson medical student and CardioNerds Ac...
CathMasters (Drs. Amit Goyal, Daniel Ambinder, Nazli Okumus, and Salman Allana) discuss a challenging case of recalcitrant focal in-stent restenosis (ISR) within two layers of stent in a right coronary artery. The panel walks through a systematic approach to ISR: guide selection and access strategy; the role of intracoronary imaging in classifying ISR using the Waksman mechanistic classification; and a...
The following question refers to Section 7.1 of the 2025 ACS Guidelines.
The question is asked by Thomas Jefferson medical student and CardioNerds Academy Intern Dr. Grace Qiu, answered first by University of Michigan fellow and CardioNerds FIT Ambassador Dr. Kayla Secrest, and then by expert faculty Dr. Sunil Rao.
Dr. Rao is an interventional...
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