Early Career Research Grants

Research on one of the following topics: 

• Factors impacting outcomes in patients with chronic limb threatening ischemia (CLTI) treated with drug-eluting resorbable scaffolds (e.g. patient level variables, focal or complete scaffolding, intravascular imaging, pre- and post-procedure variables, etc.) 
• Strategies and treatment outcomes for intravascular imaging and vessel preparation, including orbital atherectomy, in the treatment of infrapopliteal lesions in patients with CLTI with drug-eluting resorbable scaffolds 
• Factors contributing to the disparities in below-the-knee CLTI treatment choice and care, including with drug-eluting resorbable scaffolds 

Research on one of the following topics related to Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR):

• Disparities in treatment (e.g., by gender, race, ethnicity, age, geography) and potential solutions.
• Factors contributing to the underdiagnosis of aortic stenosis and potential solutions to address them. 
• Recent treatment and outcome trends per national or international registry data, administrative data, clinical trial data or institutional databases and how to leverage these to inform best clinical practices.  

Research on one of the following topics: 

• ST- and non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI and NSTEMI): Treatment of non-culprit lesions and associated outcomes. 
• Multi-vessel disease: Imaging techniques and associated outcomes 
• Coronary bifurcation lesions: 
  • Imaging techniques and associated outcomes (e.g., IVUS, OCT, FFR), or 
  • Stenting techniques and associated outcomes (e.g., provisional vs. two-stent, DK crush).
• In-stent restenosis (ISR): Predictors, prevalence, treatment, and associated outcomes. 
• Real-world prevalence and outcomes of renal denervation
• EMR-based recruitment models for patient identification for guideline-recommended interventions or clinical trials 

Research on one of the following topics: 

• National trends, local/regional variation, and disparities in utilization of calcium modifying devices for infrapopliteal peripheral artery disease 
• Contemporary trends and outcomes with below-the-ankle (BTA) calcium modification interventions, including intravascular lithotripsy 
• The role of calcium modification, including intravascular lithotripsy, in chronic limb threatening ischemia (CLTI) to optimize revascularization and wound healing outcomes