Antonio Colombo, MD

Feature

Crosser Catheter used Primarily to Treat Proximal LAD Chronic Total Occlusion

06/19/2008

Through angiography, a 20 mm chronic total occlusion (CTO) was noted in the proximal to mid left anterior descending (LAD), with retrograde filling from the right coronary artery (RCA) (Figure 1). The patient was hypertensive, had...

Through angiography, a 20 mm...

06/19/2008

Cath Lab Digest

First-in-man Percutaneous LAA Closure With an Amplatzer Amulet and TriGuard Embolic Protection Device in a Patient With LAA Thrombus

03/30/2017

Francesca Del Furia , MD;

Francesco Giannini , MD;

Antonio Colombo , MD;

Matteo Montorfano , MD;

Azeem Latib , MD, BCh, MBBCh;

Antonio Mangieri , MD;

Damiano Regazzoli , MD;

Richard J. Jabbour , MD;

We report on first-in-man percutaneous LAA closure with the Amplatzer Amulet device in the presence of LAA thrombus using the TriGuard EPD as a cerebral protection device.

We report on first-in-man...

03/30/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation in Coronary Trifurcation Lesions

08/01/2008

Iassen Michev , MD;

Giueseppe Massimo Sangiorgi , MD, PhD;

Altin Palloshi , MD;

Alaide Chieffo , MD;

Flavio Airoldi , MD;

Shinichi Furuichi , MD;

Antonio Colombo , MD;

Matteo Montorfano , MD;

Mauro Carlino , MD;

Cosmo Godino , MD;

Lesions at coronary divisions, either bifurcation or trifurcation, represent a challenging area in interventional cardiology. Indeed, it has been shown that percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in this anatomical setting using bare-metal...

Lesions at coronary divisions,...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Impact of Crossover Techniques for Primary Access Hemostasis in Transfemoral Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Procedures

04/01/2021

Jean-Michel Paradis , MD;

Alberto Alperi , MD, PhD;

Manel Sabaté , MD, PhD;

Thomas Couture , MS;

Marina Urena , MD;

Antonio Munoz-Garcia , MD;

Vicenç Serra ;

Dominique Himbert , MD;

Erika Munoz-Garcia , MD;

Isaac Pascual , MD;

Bruno Garcia Del Blanco , MD;

Antonio Colombo , MD;

Melanie Côté , MD, MSc;

Ander Regueiro , MD;

Azeem Latib , MD, BCh, MBBCh;

Lucia Junquera , MD;

Quentin Fisher , MD;

Benjamin Faurie , MD, PhD;

Guillem Muntane-Carol , MD;

Rafael Vera Urquiza , MD;

Antonio Mangieri , MD;

Siamak Mohammadi , MD;

Afonso B. Freitas-Ferraz , MD;

Luis Nombela-Franco , MD;

Josep Rodés-Cabau , MD, PhD;

Pilar Jimenez-Quevedo , MD;

Our objective was to determine the occurrence of vascular complications following transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement with new-generation devices according to the use of a crossover technique.

Our objective was to determine...

04/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Commentary

Extra Cranial Carotid Arteries: A Unique Field
for Self-Expanding Stents

08/01/2008

Antonio Colombo , MD;

In this issue of the Journal, Mukherjee et al.1 report a series of 178 patients treated with carotid stenting utilizing self-expandable stents at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation from February 1998 until January 2000. Stainless steel stents...

In this issue of the Journal,...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffolds for Heavily Calcified Lesions: How to Tackle the Rugged Passage?

07/30/2015

Tadashi Miyazaki , MD;

Katsumasa Sato , MD;

Antonio Colombo , MD;

Azeem Latib , MD, BCh, MBBCh;

A heavily calcified left descending artery lesion was successfully treated with bioresorbable vascular scaffold (BVS). This case demonstrates the importance of optimal lesion preparation, adequate dedicated device support, and careful...

A heavily calcified left...

07/30/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Feature

Mid-RCA Chronic Total Occlusion Recanalized with CROSSER Catheter as First Therapy

06/19/2008

Flavio Airoldi , MD;

Antonio Colombo , MD;

Alaide Chieffo , MD;

Laura Minarsch , CCRP, CVT, RT, RT(R);

Angiography revealed a single vessel chronic total occlusion (CTO) of the right coronary artery (RCA) with collateral circulation feeding the distal vessel. Failed attempts utilizing standard guidewires to open the RCA were made the following...

Angiography revealed a single...

06/19/2008

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical Images

Saphenous Vein Graft Aneurysm 10 Years After Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent Implantation

04/25/2017

Antonio Colombo , MD;

Akihito Tanaka , MD;

Richard J. Jabbour , MD;

Francesco Giannini , MD;

Azeem Latib , MD, BCh, MBBCh;

A patient underwent paclitaxel-eluting implantation for a saphenous vein graft stenosis. Follow-up angiogram at 8-months demonstrated no restenosis with multifocal peristent contrast staining. After 10 years, a saphenous vein graft aneurysm...

A patient underwent...

04/25/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

A High Dose of Adenosine to Induce Transient Asystole for Valvuloplasty in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI): Is it a Valid Alternative to Rapid Pacing? A Prospective Pilot Study

10/25/2011

Kensuke Takagi , MD;

Azeem Latib , MD, BCh, MBBCh;

Giedrius Davidavicius , MD;

Joanne Shannon , MD;

Francesco Arioli , MD;

Marco Mussardo , MD;

Francesco Maisano , MD;

Antonio Colombo , MD;

Alaide Chieffo , MD;

Matteo Montorfano , MD;

Alfonso Ielasi , MD;

Cosmo Godino , MD;

Abstract: Background. Rapid right ventricular pacing (RRVP) at rates above 200 beats/minute is used to suppress cardiac output during balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV) in transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVI) patients. A risk of...

Abstract: Background. Rapid...

10/25/2011

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Coronary angiography of the right coronary artery

Clinical Images

Rupture of a Vulnerable Plaque in a Hazy Angiographic Culprit Lesion During Acute Coronary Syndrome

06/01/2021

Antonio Mangieri , MD;

Giueseppe Massimo Sangiorgi , MD, PhD;

Alessandro Sticchi , MD;

Antonio Colombo , MD;

Francesco Giannini , MD;

Alberto Francesco Cereda , MD;

Marco Toselli , MD;

In this clinical scenario, it is necessary to have a low threshold for the use of intracoronary imaging methods. In a challenging scenario, resorting to intracoronary imaging when possible can reduce the risk of procedural and postprocedural...

In this clinical scenario, it is...

06/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology