Wesley D. Pedersen, MD

Commentary

Direct Stenting: Good for the Patient, Good for All?

08/01/2008

Conventional stenting techniques initially incorporated routine target lesion predilatation with a balloon catheter to permit easy, uncomplicated stent passage prior to stent deployment. With extensive experience in stenting, cardiac...

Conventional stenting techniques...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Improvement in Aortic Valve Area in Patients With Aortic Stenosis Through Use of a New ‚ÄúHourglass-Shaped‚Äù Valvuloplasty Balloon

11/29/2017

Bilal Murad , MD;

Michael R. Mooney , MD;

Paul Sorajja , MD;

Mario Gössl , MD, PhD;

Wesley D. Pedersen , MD;

Emmanouil S. Brilakis , MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FSCAI;

Elizabeth Goldenberg ;

Anil Poulose , MD;

James Kolbeck , MD;

The study aim was to assess the effect of hourglass-shaped V8 and TAV8 balloons (InterValve, Inc) on aortic valve area and other outcomes in patients with severe aortic stenosis undergoing balloon aortic valvuloplasty. Use of the novel...

The study aim was to assess the...

11/29/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology