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Calcium Corner: Cases

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11/07/2021

Srini Potluri, MD, FACC, FSCAI, Chair, Department of Cardiology; Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory; Program Director, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship; Baylor Scott and White, The Heart Hospital Plano, Plano, Texas

Srini Potluri, MD, FACC, FSCAI, Chair...
The patient is an 86-year-old male with known coronary artery disease (CAD). Three years ago, he had robotic left internal mammary artery (LIMA) graft to the left anterior descending (LAD) and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of the...
The patient is an 86-year-old male with known coronary artery disease (CAD). Three years ago, he had robotic left internal mammary artery (LIMA) graft to the left anterior descending (LAD) and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of the...
The patient is an 86-year-old...
11/07/2021
Cath Lab Digest
Shockwave Lithotripsy vs Rotational Atherectomy: Mechanistic Differences From Optical Coherence Tomography
CLINICAL IMAGES
02/01/2021

Ota Hlinomaz, MD, PhD1;  Miloslav Tejc, MD2;  Mahmoud Sabbah, MD, PhD1,3

Ota Hlinomaz, MD, PhD1;  Miloslav Tej...
This case highlights that rotational atherectomy is merely paving the road and may help in superficial calcifications. It also showed the useful role of optical coherence tomography (OCT) for guiding the appropriate treatment strategy....
This case highlights that rotational atherectomy is merely paving the road and may help in superficial calcifications. It also showed the useful role of optical coherence tomography (OCT) for guiding the appropriate treatment strategy....
This case highlights that...
02/01/2021
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Shockwave Intravascular Lithotripsy of Undilatable STEMI Lesion in Primary PCI
CLINICAL IMAGES
01/01/2021

Ioannis Tsiafoutis, MD; Konstatina Katsanou, MD; Michael Koutouzis, MD, PhD; Apostolos Katsivas, MD, PhD

Ioannis Tsiafoutis, MD; Konstatina Ka...
J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2021;33(1):E67-E68. Key words: cardiac imaging, Shockwave lithotripsy
J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2021;33(1):E67-E68. Key words: cardiac imaging, Shockwave lithotripsy
J INVASIVE CARDIOL...
01/01/2021
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
07/26/2020

Alfonso Jurado-Román, MD, PhD; Harol Hernandez, MD; Santiago Jiménez-Valero, MD; Lorena Martín-Polo, MD; Guillermo Galeote, MD, PhD; Ariana Gonzálvez, MD; Raúl Moreno, MD, PhD; Jose Luis López-Sendón, MD, PhD

Alfonso Jurado-Román, MD, PhD; Harol ...
J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2020;32(8):E226-E227.  Key words: coronary perforation, calcification, excimer laser coronary angioplasty
J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2020;32(8):E226-E227.  Key words: coronary perforation, calcification, excimer laser coronary angioplasty
J INVASIVE CARDIOL...
07/26/2020
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
06/30/2020

Rajesh Vijayvergiya, MD1; Basant Kumar, MD; Saroj Sahoo, MD; Sudhanshu Budhakoty, MD; Ganesh Kasinadhuni, MD

Rajesh Vijayvergiya, MD1; Basant Kuma...
A calcified nodule is an infrequent pathological substrate in acute coronary syndrome patients. This case demonstrates the technical challenges of intervening an eccentric, severely calcified, balloon-uncrossable coronary lesion.
A calcified nodule is an infrequent pathological substrate in acute coronary syndrome patients. This case demonstrates the technical challenges of intervening an eccentric, severely calcified, balloon-uncrossable coronary lesion.
A calcified nodule is an...
06/30/2020
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
12/30/2019

Alessio La Manna, MD;  Guido D’Agosta, MD;  Giuseppe Venuti, MD;  Corrado Tamburino, MD, PhD

Alessio La Manna, MD;  Guido D’Agosta...
Coronary lithoplasty is a promising technique that can overcome issues regarding the treatment of undilatable, heavily calcified, de novo, and in-stent restenotic lesions, allowing plaque modification and successful stent deployment, as...
Coronary lithoplasty is a promising technique that can overcome issues regarding the treatment of undilatable, heavily calcified, de novo, and in-stent restenotic lesions, allowing plaque modification and successful stent deployment, as...
Coronary lithoplasty is a...
12/30/2019
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
08/27/2019

Daniel R. Obaid, PhD, MA(Cantab), MRCP(UK);  Alexander J. Chase, MBBS, PhD;  Dave Smith, BM, MD

Daniel R. Obaid, PhD, MA(Cantab), MRC...
3D-OCT revealed extensive fracture and distortion of the struts in the distal portion of a stent, presumably caused by aggressive postdilation at the time of implantation. This was managed successfully with the insertion of a new coronary...
3D-OCT revealed extensive fracture and distortion of the struts in the distal portion of a stent, presumably caused by aggressive postdilation at the time of implantation. This was managed successfully with the insertion of a new coronary...
3D-OCT revealed extensive...
08/27/2019
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
07/08/2019

Amin Bahloul, MD, Hela Sarray, MD, Yassmine Kammoun, MD,
Tarek Ellouz, MD, Mourad Hentati, MD, PhD, Leila Abid, MD, PhD,
Samir Kammoun, MD, PhD, Cardiology Department, Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia

Amin Bahloul, MD, Hela Sarray, MD, Ya...
Optimal stent deployment can become a challenge for the interventional cardiologist, especially when it involves calcified, undilatable lesions. Various technologies have been developed to tackle this scenario and the super high-pressure...
Optimal stent deployment can become a challenge for the interventional cardiologist, especially when it involves calcified, undilatable lesions. Various technologies have been developed to tackle this scenario and the super high-pressure...
Optimal stent deployment can...
07/08/2019
Cath Lab Digest
CLINICAL IMAGES
02/24/2019

 Zaheed Tai, DO

 Zaheed Tai, DO
This modification of the GuideLiner technique is useful for left main and non-left main bifurcations.
This modification of the GuideLiner technique is useful for left main and non-left main bifurcations.
This modification of the...
02/24/2019
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Study
02/01/2019

Bernard Wong, MBChB, Aleksandar Cicovic, MBChB, Guy Armstrong, MBChB, Seif El-Jack, MBBS, Department of Cardiology, Waitemata District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand

Bernard Wong, MBChB, Aleksandar Cicov...
While traditional calcium modification devices like rotational atherectomy may have a role in treating concentric calcium, their role in eccentric calcium is unclear. Intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) (Shockwave Medical) is a newly available...
While traditional calcium modification devices like rotational atherectomy may have a role in treating concentric calcium, their role in eccentric calcium is unclear. Intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) (Shockwave Medical) is a newly available...
While traditional calcium...
02/01/2019
Cath Lab Digest

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