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Safe and Effective Calcium Modification in Severe Ostial Right Coronary Artery Stenosis

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...

11/07/2021

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Clinical Trials

Shockwave Medical Unveils First One-Year Results of Coronary Intravascular Lithotripsy

11/05/2021

Data From the Disrupt CAD Clinical Program Demonstrate Consistency of Shockwave IVL Outcomes Over Time, Across Calcium Morphologies and Between Genders

Data From the Disrupt CAD...

11/05/2021

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Calcium Corner

Coronary IVL Tips and Tricks

10/10/2021

Andrew J.P. Klein, MD, FACC, FSVM, FSCAI, Piedmont Healthcare, Atlanta, Georgia

Andrew J.P. Klein, MD, FACC, FSVM, FS...

In the coronary realm, IVL allows us to treat in settings where otherwise it might not be possible, because it is an extremely safe technology.

In the coronary realm, IVL...

10/10/2021

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When to Use IVL: An Exploration of Treatment Algorithms

09/07/2021

CLD talks with Evan Shlofmitz, DO, Director of Intravascular Imaging, St. Francis Hospital - The Heart Center, Roslyn, New York.

CLD talks with Evan Shlofmitz, DO, Di...

Information from the past five years of intravascular imaging at St. Francis Hospital, thousands of cases, has allowed us to develop algorithms or workflows for approaching stent implantation, which has been particularly helpful when...

Information from the past five...

09/07/2021

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Clinical Update

The Impact of Calcium on PCI and the Need for Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL)

08/06/2021

Nadia R. Sutton, MD, MPH, FACC, FSCAI

Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Section of Interventional Cardiology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Nadia R. Sutton, MD, MPH, FACC, FSCAI...

CLD talks with Nadia R. Sutton, MD, MPH, FACC, FSCAI, Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Section of Interventional Cardiology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor,...

CLD talks with Nadia R. Sutton,...

08/06/2021

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Original Research

Real-World Experience of Coronary Intravascular Lithotripsy in an Asian Population: A Retrospective, Observational, Single-Center, All-Comers Registry

06/01/2021

Sridharan Umapathy, MD, DM¹; Yann Shan Keh, MBBS, MRCP¹; Ningyan Wong, MBBS, MRCP¹; Kay Woon Ho, MBBS, MRCP¹; Jack Wei Chieh Tan, MBBS, MRCP¹; Aaron Sung Lung Wong, MBBS, MRCP¹; Soo Teik Lim, MBBS, MRCP¹; Yew Seong Goh, MBBS, MRCP²; Khung Keong Yeo, MBBS¹

Sridharan Umapathy, MD, DM1; Yann Sh...

To assess the clinical and angiographic outcomes of coronary intravascular lithotripsy use in an all-comers population with moderate-to-severely calcified coronary lesions.

To assess the clinical and...

06/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

BRIEF COMMUNICATION

The Utility of Peripheral Intravascular Lithotripsy in Calcific Coronary Artery Disease: A Case Series

04/01/2021

Brett B. Yarusi, MD¹; Vikrant S. Jagadeesan, MD²; Arif Jivan, MD, PhD²;
Erin D. Unger, MD²; Lowie M.R. Van Assche, MD²; Tim S. Provias, MD, MPH²; James D. Flaherty, MD²; Keith H. Benzuly, MD²; Daniel R. Schimmel, MD, MS²

Brett B. Yarusi, MD1; Vikrant S. Jag...

We performed a retrospective review of patients who were excluded from preapproval trials of coronary IVL and underwent CAC modification with the off-label use of a peripheral IVL system.

We performed a retrospective...

04/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTION

Intravascular Lithotripsy for the Treatment of Calcium-Mediated Coronary In-Stent Restenoses

01/01/2021

Fabian J. Brunner, MD¹; Peter Moritz Becher, MD¹; Christoph Waldeyer, MD^1,2; Elvin Zengin-Sahm, MD¹; Renate B. Schnabel, MD^1,2; Peter Clemmensen, MD¹; Dirk Westermann, MD^1,2; Stefan Blankenberg, MD^1,2; Moritz Seiffert, MD^1,2

Fabian J. Brunner, MD1; Peter Moritz ...

Abstract

01/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTION

Initial Experience With GlideAssist to Facilitate Advancement of Orbital Atherectomy Prior to Plaque Modification of Severely Calcified Coronary Artery Lesions

10/24/2019

Michael S. Lee, MD¹; Evan Shlofmitz, DO²; Seung-Woon Rha, MD, PhD³; Richard Shlofmitz, MD⁴

Michael S. Lee, MD¹; Evan Shlofmitz,...

OA is an effective tool to modify calcified plaque prior to stenting. However, advancement of the OA crown may be technically challenging due to complex coronary anatomy. We report our initial experience with GlideAssist to facilitate...

OA is an effective tool to...

10/24/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Noncompliant, High-Pressure Balloon and Calcified, Undilatable Coronary Lesions

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...

07/08/2019

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