Antoine M. Adem, MD

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Cutting Balloon Before Stent: Angiographic and IVUS Correlation

08/01/2008

A 50-year-old male presented with de novo rest angina. The panel at the left demonstrates the angiographic and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) appearance of the lesion pre-treatment. Following Cutting Balloon angioplasty with a 4.0 mm device,...

A 50-year-old male presented...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Benefits of Cutting Balloon Before Stenting

08/01/2008

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

Eric Cohen , MD;

Alexandra J. Lansky , MD;

Antoine M. Adem , MD;

Andre P. Bouhasin , MD;

Carol Wojciechowski , RN;

Neil J. Weissman , MD;

Gary S. Mintz , MD;

David G. Rizik , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Jeffrey P. Pompa , MD;

Martin B. Leon , MD;

Cutting balloon (CB) technology combines the features of microsurgical incision with balloon dilation to treat atherosclerotic lesions. The CB has a non-compliant dilation balloon with microsurgical blades (atherotomes) attached to the outer...

Cutting balloon (CB) technology...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology