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CVI 2024 in Denver, CO July 18-20, 2024

Presentations were recorded at CVI 2024 on July 18-20, 2024 in Denver, CO.

For each semifinal round, there are two finalist. The #1 finalist from each round competed in the finals on Saturday of CVI. If the #1 finalist could not compete in person, then the #2 finalist competed in their place.

The winners (from left, click name to watch their finals case presentations):
Asim Ali, MD, Coronary Category; Anne Kelly Rhudy, MD, Peripheral Category; and Sydney Power, Structural Category.

Coronary Semifinals

Coronary Semifinals 1

Moderators: Konstantinos (Dean) Boudoulas, MD and Rhian Davies, DO
Panelists: Mir Basir, DO; Cihan Cevik, MD; Manoj Kesarwani, MD; Sam Mehta, MD; Thuy Pham, MD; and Jacqueline Tamis-Hollnad, MD

Presentations (Click title to open video in new window to that presentation):

  • 00:02:00 – The many faces of Covid-19 (Vasileios Bolis)
  • 00:11:34 – A Kink in Diagnostic Coronary Angiography: When Radial Access Becomes Complicated (Andrew Hill, MD)
  • 00:21:18 – A case of very late stent thrombosis in a patient with SARS-CoV-2 (Evangelia Kalampoki)
  • 00:29:01 – Weighing percutaneous intervention options of enlarging anastomosis of vein graft to the aorta (Matthew Bruner, MD)
  • 00:39:06The dear price to salvage a catastrophe (Ahmad Abdelhamid, MD) #1 Finalist
  • 00:51:11First in Human Use of a Cerebral Flow Diverting Stent in a Large Coronary Aneurysm (Chintan Patel, MD, MPH) #2 Finalist
  • 01:05:10 – Acute MI in LVAD patients: role of coronary angiography (Avantika Banerjee, MD)
  • 01:12:39 – Together we make a difference (Rafik Ibrahem, MD)

Coronary Semifinals 2

Moderators: Anand Prasad, MD and Olga Toleva, MD
Panelists: Amer Alaiti, MD; Nkechinere Ijioma, MBBS; Louis Kohl, MD; Konstantinos Marmagkiolis, MD; and Thomas Tsai, MD

Presentations (Click title to open video in new window to that presentation):

  • 00:00:41 – Refractory Left main coronary vasospasm in a male patient undergoing gender transition (Karthikeyan Ranganathan, MD)
  • 00:09:17 – All roads lead to RCA, multi-approach in CTO PCI (Ahmed Kamal, MD)
  • 00:19:36Three in one (Mahmoud Elrayes, MD) #1 Finalist
  • 00:31:03 – Never celebrates so early George Shenoda, MD
  • 00:42:27Size Matters: Use of a Peripheral Arterial Stent in a Severely Ectatic Right Coronary Artery (Chirag Buch, MD) #2 Finalist
  • 00:51:54 – “Just Marker” Technique via an Occluded SVG to solve Complex CTO (Raj Chandwaney, MD)
  • 01:02:10 – Pumping the breaks. Careful consideration when accelerating mechanical support (Matthew Bruner, MD)
  • 01:10:47 – The first step may lead to catastrophe (Mohamed Alam, MD)
  • 01:19:17 – LM involvement: would you get involved? (Salaheldin Agamy, MD)

Coronary Semifinals 3

Moderators: Farshad Forouzandeh, MD and John Messenger, MD
Panelists: Amirali Masoumi, MD; Timir Paul, MD; Paul Poommipanit, MD; and Jeffrey Schussler, MD

Presentations (Click title to open video in new window to that presentation):

  • 00:00:42 – Bilateral Papillary Muscle Rupture (Fawzi Zghyer, MD)
  • 00:10:56 – Recurrent, Isolated Left Main Coronary Artery Stenosis in a Young Female (Brianna Skaff)
  • 00:20:43Left Main Revascularization in Turner’s Syndrome (Harrison Taylor, MD) #1 Finalist
  • 00:30:58 – Heavily calcified LAD lesion – when nothing crosses!! What to do next (Abhinav Chhabra, MD)
  • 00:38:20 – Giant Coronary Aneurysm Due to Behçet’s Diseae (Zafer Sattouf, MD)
  • 00:47:24 – When all enemies agree together to trouble you (Mostafa Adam, MD)
  • 00:55:32 – VA-ECMO upgrade to LAVA-ECMO in a novel fashion (Arturo Ruiz-Beltran, MD)
  • 01:03:36 – Breaking New Ground: Successful PCI Revascularization Post Coiled Embolization in Coronary Perforation (Fares Sukhon, MD)
  • 01:11:46A backwards kick for RCA CTO (Michael Gergis, MSc, MD) #2 Finalist

Due to YouTube content restrictions, this video can only be viewed on YouTube. Click the links at left to go directly to specific cases. 

Coronary Semifinals 4

Moderators: Allison Hall, MD and Daniel Kolansky, MD
Panelists: Cihan Cevik, MD; Konstantinos Charitakis, MD; Vladimir Dzavik, MD; Faisal Latif, MD; and Tony Spaedy, MD 

Presentations (Click title to open video in new window to that presentation):

  • 00:00:23 – Trissing with Ping Pong Technique in retrograde CTO with all the tricks (Ahmad Awad, MD)
  • 00:11:20 – IVUS-Guided PCI for LMCA Obstruction Due to Lung Tumor Mass Compression (Cihan Civek, MD for Mustafa Kursat Tigen)
  • 00:21:35 – The perfect storm (Ahmed Elborae, MD)
  • 00:30:59 – An unpleasant surprise after aggressive stent post-dilatation (Iosif Xenogiannis, MD, PhD)
  • 00:38:53 – Coronary Double Dilemma (Zaid Al jebaje, MD)
  • 00:50:32 – Swinging in the Breeze – Distortion and migration of LAD stent (Mohammad Ali, MD)
  • 01:01:30 “A Slew of Silver-linings”: Navigating a Complex Case of Coronary Perforation & Bifurcation Stenting (Abhinav Aggarwal, MD) #1 Finalist (could not compete in the finals)
  • 01:13:09Narrow escape from death (Asim Ali, MD) #2 Finalist
  • 01:21:29 – High Risk PCI with the Novel Self-Expanding Supira pVAD (Tai Pham, MD)

Peripheral Semifinals

Peripheral Semifinals 1 

Moderators: Lawrence Garcia, MD and Aravinda Nanjundappa, MBBS, MD
Panelists: Mahesh Anantha Narayanan, MD; Bailey Estes, MSN; Rafey Feroze, MD; Jun Li, MD; Sameh Sayfo, MD; Shirling Tsai, MD; and Joji Varghese, MD

Presentations (Click title to open video in new window to that presentation):

  • 00:01:33 – Ascending Aortic Aneurysm Treated with Conformable Thoracic Stent Graft (Hassan Ashraf, MD)
  • 00:12:51 – Extracorporeal Mechanical Support during Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation followed by Aspiration Thrombectomy in Massive Pulmonary Embolism (Luay Alalawi, MD)
  • 00:25:04 – Embracing the Unpredictable: Management of iatrogenic popliteal artery aneurysm with endovascular approach (Deepakraj Gajanana, MD)
  • 00:38:23 – Successful Open Repair of Syphilitic Thoracoabdominal Aneurysm (Franklin Farid, MD)
  • 00:49:44 – Left Subclavian Dissection after Transfemoral TAVR with Prior CABG (Katherine Lutz, MD)
  • 01:00:02 – An Innovative Technique for removal of IVC Filter embedded in the caval wall (Mishita Goel, MD)
  • 01:09:09Staged Repair of Thoracic Aneurysm Complicated by Dissection (Anne Kelly Rhudy, MD) #1 Finalist
  • 01:18:50 – Advanced Endovascular Techniques in Complex Renal Artery Stenosis (Zaid Abood, MD)
  • 01:31:05An Unusual Case Of Honeycomb Vasculature In The Periphery – Using Angioplasty To Take The Sting Out Of CLI (Meera Kapadia, MD) #2 Finalist

Peripheral Semifinals 2 

Moderators: Lawrence Garcia, MD; and Nicolas Shammas, MD
Panelists: Mazen Abu-Fadel, MD; Matthew Bunte, MD; Bailey Estes, MSN; Rafey Feroze, MD; Siddhartha Rao, MD; and Zach Rosol, MD

Presentations (Click title to open video in new window to that presentation):

  • 00:00:48 – Superior Vena Cava Angiosarcoma Biopsied using the INARI FlowTriever (Nawaf Alhabdan, MD)
  • 00:11:06 – A Case of Inadvertent Femoral Artery Cannulation Presenting with Large Groin Hematoma and Hemorrhagic Shock (Felicia Ourn, MS, DO)
  • 00:22:46 – Successful navigation of total occlusion using ipsilateral transpedal approach (Albert Annan, MD)
  • 00:31:51 – A deadly enemy lurking in the shadows (Vasileios Bolis)
  • 00:40:11 – Addressing Pseudoaneurysm of the Ascending Aorta with pericardial tamponade by Pericardiocentesis and Endovascular Aortic Repair (Prakash Upreti, MD)
  • 00:51:26 – Coronary Subclavian Steal Syndrome in CABG patient (Asseel Al-Bayati, MD)
  • 01:05:45 – Innovate drug eluting balloon angioplasty for surgical deep vein anastomosis of right internal jugular vein to right atrium (Deepakraj Gajanana, MD)
  • 01:15:57Lucas to the Rescue: Maintaining Flow for ECMO Support in Myocarditis (Alex Warner, MD/Kanwar Singh, MD) #1 Finalist
  • 01:26:29Save the Brain and the Heart: Laser Fenestration of Thoracic Endograft for Ruptured Thoracic Aneurysm (Anne Kelly Rhudy, MD) #2 Finalist

Structural Semifinals

Structural Semifinals 1

Moderators: Kashish Goel, MD and Bruce Rutkin, MD
Panelists: Edoardo Zancanaro, MD

Presentations (Click title to open video in new window to that presentation):

  • 00:00:32 – Delayed Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusion Following Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion (Nawaf Alhabdan, MD)
  • 00:09:39 – A rare cause of exertional chest pain and dyspnea: Coronary-cameral fistula (Roshan Bista)
  • 00:20:51 – Pacing lead extraction from hepatic vein (Rajeev Bhardwaj, MD)
  • 00:31:10 – A Challenging Case of Leaflet Laceration Using “Percutaneous Balloon Valvotomy”: Utilizing UNICORN (Undermining Coronary Obstruction with Radiofrequency Needle ablation) for TAVR in TAVR (Mohammed Salih, MD)
  • 00:43:54 – TAVR valve migration with acute cardiogenic shock (Vaibhav Satija, MD)
  • 01:00:42Percutaneous Removal of Obstructing Right Atrial Mass (Sydney Power) #1 Finalist 
  • 01:15:17Commissural malalignment of degenerated surgical prosthesis and risk of coronary occlusion following TAVR: implications for BASILICA and coronary protection (Ahsan Ali, MD) #2 Finalist

Structural Semifinals 2

Moderators: Konstantinos Voudris, MD and Brinder Kanda, MD

Presentations (Click title to open video in new window to that presentation):

  • 00:00:09 – My Worst TMVR Complication: a case of valve-in-MAC complicated by late migration (Karla Asturias, MD)
  • 00:07:49Which way up?: Challenging TAVR access in a patient with severe PAD and EVAR in EVAR (Sandeep Randhawa, MD) #1 Finalist
  • 00:18:28 – Ascending aortic dissection after transcatheter aortic valve replacement treated percutaneously with an endovascular stent graft (Kylie Adamek)
  • 00:27:41 – Entrapped, Undeployed, Prepositioned Left Main Coronary Artery Stent in a Patient Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: A Case Report Florimond (Joseph M. Garcia Jr., MD)
  • 00:37:37 – Shockwave-Assisted LAMPOON (Charlene Rohm, MD)
  • 00:52:28 – Novel Use of the ŌNŌ Retrieval System for a Ruptured Balloon Tip (Mohamed Zghouzi, MD)
  • 01:02:49 – In the Face of Adversity: TAVI, BASILICA, and LM Rescue (Asim Ali, MD)
  • 01:10:29WATCH This: Percutaneous Retrieval and Replacement of a Dislodged Left Atrial Appendage Occluder (Rahul Sawhney, DO) #2 Finalist
  • 01:18:17 – TAV in TAV in TAV in SAV: How many Bioprosthetic valves will fit? (Wally Omar, MD)

Case Competition Finals

Case Competition Finals

Moderators: Allison Hall, MD and Jacqueline Tamis-Holland
Panelists: Subhash Banerjee, MD; Emmanouil Brilakis, MD, PhD; Mehdi Shishehbor, DO, MPH, PhD; and Paul Sorajja, MD

Presentations (Click title to open video in new window to that presentation):

  • 00:00:16 – Case 1 (Coronary)The dear price to salvage a catastrophe ” (Ahmad Abdelhamid, MD)
  • 00:08:22 – Case 2 (Coronary): Three in one (Mahmoud Elrayes, MD)
  • 00:16:33 – Case 3 (Coronary): Left Main Revascularization in Turner’s Syndrome (Harrison Taylor, MD)
  • 00:42:42Case 4 (Coronary): Narrow escape from death (Asim Ali, MD) – Coronary Category Winner
  • 00:26:21Case 1 (Peripheral): Staged Repair of Thoracic Aneurysm Complicated by Dissection (Anne Kelly Rhudy, MD) – Peripheral Category Winner
  • 00:35:14 –  Case 2 (Peripheral): Lucas to the Rescue: Maintaining Flow for ECMO Support in Myocarditis” (Alex Warner, MD/Kanwar Singh, MD)
  • 00:49:53 Case 1 (Structural): Percutaneous Removal of Obstructing Right Atrial Mass (Sydney Power) – Structural Category Winner
  • 00:57:47 – Case 2 (Structural): Which way up?: Challenging TAVR access in a patient with severe PAD and EVAR in EVAR (Sandeep Randhawa, MD)
  • 01:07:12 – Awards Ceremony