The Participant Recruitment Outcomes (PRO) study: Exploring contemporary perspectives of telehealth trial non-participation through insights from patients, clinicians, study investigators, and study staff.

Background: Telehealth has been proposed as an alternative means to providing traditional modes of care while alleviating the need for participant travel and reducing overall healthcare costs. The purpose of this study was to explore contemporary perspectives of patients and stakeholders regarding non-participation in telehealth trials.

Methods: We undertook a two-phase exploratory qualitative study to understand the reasons behind patient non-participation in telehealth.

Iatrogenic coronary dissection causing flush side branch occlusion: use of intravascular ultrasound to reopen vessel.

Iatrogenic complications present a major challenge to the interventional cardiologist. We describe a case of extensive right coronary artery dissection caused by engagement of a 0.035" guidewire.