Volume 31 - Issue 5 - May 2023

Feature

Case Report

Serranator PTA Serration Balloon Utilized in CLTI Patient: Wound Healed

05/01/2023

In this case, the author used an undersized POBA to predilate for easy delivery of the Serranator, allowing the Serranator to do the bulk of the work for a long-term durable outcome.

In this case, the author used an...

05/01/2023

Cath Lab Digest

Case Report

Crossing in a Severe, Complex, Calcified PCI With the New FineCross M3 Micro-Guide Catheter After Crossing Failure of Multiple Wires

05/01/2023

Elise Sturm Anderson , DO, MS;

Earlier this year, Terumo Interventional Systems launched the FineCross M3 Micro-Guide Coronary Catheter, an upgrade of the original FineCross, to aid in crossing tight coronary lesions. We present a case in which the FineCross M3 Micro-Guide...

Earlier this year, Terumo...

05/01/2023

Cath Lab Digest

Case Report

Novel Transpedal Percutaneous Treatment of Delayed Recurrent Hemarthrosis Post Total Knee Arthroplasty With Coil Embolization of the Inferior Genicular Artery

05/01/2023

Zeeshan Ali ;

Som A. Bailey , DO, MD;

Ajai Cadambi , MD;

Mohammad Alqaim , MD, MS;

Recurrent hemarthrosis following total knee replacement (TKR) is a rare complication, with an incidence reported as less than 1%.1 Symptoms include abrupt knee pain, swelling, and decreased range of motion without an inciting traumatic...

Recurrent hemarthrosis following...

05/01/2023

Cath Lab Digest

Keimer-Merschen Coronary Artery Disease Figure 2

Clinical Review

The Role of Computed Tomography in the Management of Cardiac and Coronary Artery Disease

05/01/2023

Richard J. Merschen , EdS, MS, RT(R)(CV), RCIS;

Gerard Keimer , MEd, RT(R);

Computed tomography (CT) has become an increasingly important tool in the diagnosis and management of cardiac and coronary artery disease (CAD). CT calcium scoring procedures are able to rapidly assess calcium burdens in the coronary...

Computed tomography (CT) has...

05/01/2023

Cath Lab Digest

Prasad Bilateral Femoropopliteal Figure 1

Case Report

Transradial Arterial Approach for the Treatment of Bilateral Femoropopliteal Disease

04/12/2023

Amr M. Mohsen , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Vinoy S. Prasad , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Drs. Vinoy Prasad and Amr Mohsen describe a case of peripheral angiography and bilateral femoropopliteal intervention performed entirely through transradial arterial access.

Drs. Vinoy Prasad and Amr Mohsen...

04/12/2023

Cath Lab Digest

Column

Clinical Editor's Corner

Conversations in Cardiology: Do We Need to Document Balloon Inflation Pressures?

04/20/2023

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

James C. Blankenship , MD;

Neal S. Kleiman , MD;

Bonnie H. Weiner , MD, MBA, FSCAI, FACC;

Mitchell W. Krucoff , MD;

Ken Rosenfeld , MD;

Samuel M. Butman , MD;

Morton J. Kern , MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA;

David A. Cox , MD;

Jeffrey W. Moses , MD;

Prashant Kaul , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Barry F. Uretsky , MD;

Matthew J. Price , MD;

Mauricio G. Cohen , MD, FACC;

Chet Rihal ;

Gurpreet S. Sandhu , MD, PhD;

Mr. Phillip Mumford asked, “We are changing our patient documentation to Epic at my facilities. Do you know if it’s required to still document balloon inflation pressures (ATM) and time (seconds) when charting the procedure?"

Mr. Phillip Mumford asked, “We...

04/20/2023

Cath Lab Digest

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Rebecca Kapur

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