BackTable Cardiology

Podcasts for clinical and interventional cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, and other healthcare professionals involved in cardiovascular care.

#IC | #CardioX

[BackTable Cardiology @_backtablecards]

A one-time treatment with a long-term effect. 📉

Renal denervation is back in the hypertension guidelines, and Dr. Dmitriy Feldman walks Dr. Vladimir Lakhter (@VladLakhter) through the evidence, the patient workup, and the procedure.

Watch the full episode on the BackTable App: https://t.co/WAaWOBtXt3

#CV58 #RenalDenervation #Hypertension #ResistantHypertension #InterventionalCardiology #BloodPressure @WeillCornell @nyphospital @templehealth @HadyLichaaMD

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⏳TCT 2026 is just around the corner! 🫀

With dozens of our past BackTable Cardiology hosts and guests featured throughout the program, take a look at where they’ll be sharing their expertise so you don’t miss their sessions!

Download the BackTable app to stay prepped ahead of the meeting! 📱👇
https://t.co/tbyuwSdyy0

#TCT2026 #BackTableCardiology #InterventionalCardiology #Cardiology #CardioTwitter

@TCTMD @TCTConference @crfheart @jaygirimd @AGoldsweig @HadyLichaaMD @Samsayfo

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@HoosierPocus This is awesome! Great resource for trainees. Take a look @lydiaoncall 🙌

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How do you keep control during a coronary perforation?

Dr. Sripal Bangalore (@SripalBangalore) and Dr. Hady Lichaa (@HadyLichaaMD) share their approach to rapid stabilization, the role of bedside echo and pericardiocentesis, and why covered stents must be sized and deployed with precision to seal the leak for good.

Access the full episode in the BackTable app:
https://t.co/g6E6xvqcjG

This podcast is supported by Teleflex.

#CV52 #CoronaryPerforation #ComplexPCI #CoveredStent #InterventionalCardiology #CathLab @NYUCVDPrevent @SVM_tweets @SCAI

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Going past forty atmospheres in a coronary was once considered reckless.

Dr. Deepak Kapoor tells Dr. Hady Lichaa (@HadyLichaaMD) why a balloon that does not grow changes that calculation, and the three places he reaches for one: vessel optimization before stenting, in-stent disease where expansion is the goal, and lesion preparation before drug delivery.

Watch the full episode here:
https://t.co/Njhfma7F3I

This podcast is supported by RADPAD® Radiation Protection.

#CV54 #InterventionalCardiology #ComplexPCI #CoronaryCalcification #UHPBalloon @ascenstthomas
@SripalBangalore

[BackTable Cardiology @_backtablecards]

Technical tip on sequential stent deployment: given more complex left iliac angulation, some cases benefit from deploying the right stent first.
Full #venousdisease case walk-through with @SDhandMD and @HadyLichaaMD in the BackTable App 📺: https://t.co/3XyEnwClC5

[BackTable Cardiology @_backtablecards]

67 yo male with severe bilateral iliac vein stenosis and no infra-inguinal DVT on ultrasound. What do you rely on most to determine stent sizing and landing zones? (imaging in thread)
Reply with how you’d choose your landing zone, especially if you’d do it differently.

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Preview of the case imaging here. Live imaging and landmarking in the full case walk-through (link below).
#medtwitter #IRad

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Check out some recent @CardioNerds episodes! 🫀🎙️ Available alongside BackTable Cardiology in the BackTable App: https://t.co/mnYjU4Gwa6

#InterventionalCardiology #Cardiology #PulmonaryEmbolism #HeartHealth #CAD

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Specialty balloons create controlled dissection, not just more force. Dr. Ziad Ali (@ziadalinyc) and Dr. Nyal Borges (@nyalborgesmd) cover device selection, undersizing in calcium, and why the first device in a lesion matters most.  

Watch the full episode on the BackTable App: https://t.co/G2e0iSG6al

#CV57 #InterventionalCardiology #CuttingBalloon #ScoringBalloon #CoronaryCalcification #ComplexPCI @StFrancis_LI @CHS_LI @atriumhealth

[BackTable Cardiology @_backtablecards]

Would you flush a guide extension during PCI without thinking twice?

Dr. Sripal Bangalore (@SripalBangalore) joins Dr. Hady Lichaa (@HadyLichaaMD) to explain why a flush is no different from an injection once an extension is in place, and how hand injection protects against hydraulic dissection in complex coronary interventions.

Access the full episode in the BackTable app:
https://t.co/g6E6xvqcjG

This podcast is supported by Teleflex.

#CV52 #ComplexPCI #InterventionalCardiology #PCI #PatientSafety #cathlab @NYUCVDPrevent @SVM_tweets @SCAI

[UC San Diego Cardiology Fellows @UCSDCardFellows]

Next up: Nikita Agarwal — serving aces on the tennis court and living for doggos! 🎾🐶

From Dallas to UCSD, she’s found a home at Hillcrest and a supportive team that makes cardiology a love-all game! 🫀

So happy to have you on the team, Nikita! 🐾 @UCSDCardiology

[Ritika Tuli @RitikaTuliMD]

🫀 CardioNugget™ | Mediastinal Radiation

Thickening + calcification of the aorto-mitral curtain (AMC) is a characteristic echo finding of prior mediastinal radiation.

The AMC = fibrous continuity between the aortic and mitral valves → radiation causes progressive fibrosis → thickening → calcification.

💡 Why it matters: Extensive AMC calcification reflects more advanced radiation-associated cardiac injury and has been associated with increased mortality after cardiac surgery.

#CardioNugget #CardioTwitter #Cardiology #Echocardiography #EchoBoards #CardioOncology #RadiationHeartDisease #MedEd

[Stefan Milutinovic @stefankmil]

I created LearnCoronary (https://t.co/VtlXhrUHJv), an interactive tool designed to help general cardiology fellows and other early-career learners better understand coronary angiography and the spatial relationships between different angiographic views.

#cardiotwitter @OpenAI

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The goal is flow, not a perfect angiography. 🩸

Dr. Riyaz Bashir (@riyazbashir) takes Dr. Hady Lichaa (@HadyLichaaMD) through balloon pulmonary angioplasty for CTEPH: guide shapes for each lobe, pressure wire guided balloon sizing, and why he deliberately undersizes in the first sessions.

Plus, what to do when a patient coughs during the case.

Watch the full episode on the BackTable App: https://t.co/F7YbzxfxzT

#CV56 #CTEPH #PulmonaryHypertension #InterventionalCardiology #BalloonPulmonaryAngioplasty #PulmonaryEmbolism @MayoClinic @Ascensionorg @SCAI

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@Zudans @NeilFlochMD @StevenBrooksMD This is what it’s about! Love this.

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How long do you fight a backing-off guide in complex PCI before escalating to an extension catheter?

Dr. Sripal Bangalore (@SripalBangalore) joins Dr. Hady Lichaa (@HadyLichaaMD) to explain why that decision should take seconds, not minutes. They share tips for guide selection, positioning, and the safest ways to advance extensions through tricky anatomy.

Access the full episode in the BackTable app:
https://t.co/g6E6xvpEu8

This podcast is supported by Teleflex.

#CV52 #ComplexPCI #GuideExtension #StentDelivery #InterventionalCardiology #PCI @NYUCVDPrevent @SVM_tweets @SCAI

[David Ouyang, MD @David_Ouyang]

The website is live at https://t.co/2xHwccsYPD and the github is at https://t.co/GZDCqmjmdY

It was really fun to make the free movement - the video doesn't do it justice, but you can free move both the TTE and TEE probe and it'll generate the 2D image in according to the 3D model.

There's a couple of chapters on common echo concepts and common diseases. Would love feedback!

[BackTable Cardiology @_backtablecards]

@David_Ouyang Awesome playground for cardiac imaging. Very very cool 👏🏻