Tomasz P. Stys, MD, FACC, FSCAI

We describe a technique using one indeflator and a 4-way stopcock that ensures both pressure equalization and synchronization of balloon inflation when performed by a single operator

We describe a technique using...

04/05/2016

Cath Lab Digest

Sanford USD Medical Center Cardiac Cath Lab

09/03/2013

Tomasz P. Stys , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Stacy Handshumaker , RCIS;

Danielle Schievelbein , MSN, RN;

Jenn Klawitter , BSN, RN;

John Wagner , MHA, RN;

Cath lab technologists are required to pass the RCIS exam before they can start working in the cath lab and must continue to keep their RCIS credential current.

Cath lab technologists are...

09/03/2013

Cath Lab Digest

Case Study

Anomalous Left Circumflex Artery Originating from Right Coronary Artery (RCA) with Wire Knuckle Push of RCA: A Novel Technique for PCI

12/28/2017

Adam T. Stys , MD, FACC;

Tomasz P. Stys , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Shenjing Li , MD;

Prince Sethi , MD;

Here, we present a case of acute coronary syndrome with a severely diseased anomalous LCX, successfully managed with a novel PCI technique.

Here, we present a case of acute...

12/28/2017

Cath Lab Digest

Suggested Technique

Guidewire Anchor Through Protruding Stent Technique and Neo-Stent Channel Formation

12/05/2021

Andrii Maryniak , MD;

Tomasz P. Stys , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Filip Oleszak ;

Adam T. Stys , MD, FACC;

A 76-year-old male presented with sudden onset nocturnal angina. Past medical history included hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.

A 76-year-old male presented...

12/05/2021

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Case Report

Novel Extreme Triple Telescopic Support for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

03/06/2017

Adam T. Stys , MD, FACC;

Tomasz P. Stys , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Muhammad Ali Khan , MD;

Naveen Rajpurohit , MD;

We present a novel technique of extreme PCI support, as depicted in our case series, which allowed completion of PCI otherwise not possible by using conventional means. We describe a triple telescopic system, involving a smaller in a larger...

We present a novel technique of...

03/06/2017

Cath Lab Digest

Case Series

Telescopic Guide Catheter Support: A Silent Revolution

10/04/2020

Adam T. Stys , MD, FACC;

Tomasz P. Stys , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

The catheter extension devices (GuideLiner [Teleflex], Guidezilla [Boston Scientific], and Telescope [Medtronic]) have significantly added to the armamentarium of complex percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Before these devices became...

The catheter extension devices...

10/04/2020

Cath Lab Digest

Case Report

In-Stent Neoatherosclerosis as a Cause for High-Risk Non ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

05/06/2018

Tomasz P. Stys , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Chirag K. Desai , MD;

Aiham Jbeli , MD;

Adam T. Stys , MD, FACC;

We present a case of a patient diagnosed with very late stent ‘thrombosis’ (VLST) that may have been caused by hyperplastic tissue versus progressive atherosclerosis and late plaque rupture, despite chronic immunosuppressant use.

We present a case of a patient...

05/06/2018

Cath Lab Digest