Prospero B. Gogo, Jr., MD, FACC, FSCAI

Abstract Background. Vascular closure devices (VCDs) improve patient comfort and decrease time to ambulation. However, VCD studies have excluded patients with high-risk femoral artery anatomy; we examined the safety and efficacy of...

Abstract Background. Vascular...

10/06/2008

Cath Lab Digest

Case Report

Crossing a Severe Complex Lesion With a Rapid Exchange Low-Profile Angioplasty Balloon After Crossing Failure of Two Microcatheters

08/01/2022

Prospero B. Gogo Jr., MD, FACC, FSCAI;

In this case, the author demonstrates the use of a low entry profile 1.5 mm PTCA balloon catheter (Takeru PTCA Balloon Dilation Catheter, Terumo Interventional Systems), used when two other low-profile microcatheters were unable to cross,...

In this case, the author...

08/01/2022

Cath Lab Digest

Extravascular Closure for Patients with High-Risk Femoral Anatomy

08/01/2008

Mitchell N. Rashid , MD;

Kristin Gilbert , BS;

Matthew W. Watkins , MD;

Edward F. Terrien , MD;

Bina Ahmed , MD;

Faye Straight , RN;

Harold L. Dauerman , MD;

Prospero B. Gogo Jr., MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Jason T. Bradley , MD;

Percutaneous femoral access is utilized for 7.5 million patients per year worldwide and vascular closure devices are used in approximately 2 million patients annually. All current vascular closure devices (VCDs) have been associated with...

Percutaneous femoral access is...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology