Shingo Sakamoto, MD

Original Contribution

Buddy-Balloon Technique for Final Kissing-Balloon Dilatation After Crush Stenting of the Left Main Coronary Artery

01/27/2012

Akihiko Takahashi , MD, PhD;

Shingo Sakamoto , MD;

Norimasa Taniguchi , MD, PhD;

Yukio Mizuguchi , MD;

Takeshi Yamada , MD;

Shunsuke Nakajima , MD, PhD;

Abstract: Background. Crush stenting mandates a final kissing-balloon technique (KBT) for a better clinical outcome; however, recrossing the 2 overlapping stent struts with the balloon catheter is technically challenging. Objectives. The...

Abstract: Background. Crush...

01/27/2012

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Tips and Techniques

Successful Fenestration Using a Chronic Total Occlusion-Dedicated Guidewire in a Patient with Catheter-Induced Dissection of the Right Coronary Artery

01/27/2011

Akihiko Takahashi , MD, PhD;

Shingo Sakamoto , MD;

Norimasa Taniguchi , MD, PhD;

ABSTRACT: Guiding catheter-induced coronary artery dissection is a rare, but hazardous complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and is associated with the potential risk of impairment of coronary blood flow. Therefore,...

ABSTRACT: Guiding...

01/27/2011

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Tips and Techniques

Thrombus Aspiration With Microcatheter for Distal Embolization During Primary Angioplasty for Acute Myocardial Infarction: Technical Notes

10/30/2012

Akihiko Takahashi , MD, PhD;

Shingo Sakamoto , MD;

Norimasa Taniguchi , MD, PhD;

Abstract: We describe a new technique for removing distal emboli that became visible on angiography during percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction. Three patients presented with distal embolization as a filling...

Abstract: We describe a new...

10/30/2012

Journal of Invasive Cardiology