intravascular lithotripsy

Original Contribution

Intravascular Lithotripsy-Assisted Transfemoral Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation After Failed Balloon Angioplasty in Patients With Severe Calcified Peripheral Artery Disease

07/18/2024

Paolo Alberto Del Sole , MD;

Mattia Lunardi , MD, MSc;

Stefano Andreaggi , MD;

Simone Fezzi , MD, MSc;

Gabriele Pesarini , MD, PhD;

Roberto Scarsini , MD, PhD;

Flavio Ribichini , MD;

The author report a case series of consecutive TAVI procedures that were considered unsuitable for the transfemoral approach after PTA failure and were consequently performed with IVL assistance.

The author report a case series...

07/18/2024

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Videos

Successful Valve-in-Valve Replacement Using Intravascular Lithotripsy for Femoral Access in an Elderly Patient With Critical Aortic Stenosis and Extensive Vascular Calcification

05/20/2024

Borja Rivero-Santana, MD; Guillermo Galeote, MD, PhD; Alfonso Jurado-Roman, MD, PhD; Santiago Jiménez-Valero, MD, PhD; Ariana Gonzálvez-García MD; Raul Moreno, MD, PhD

Borja Rivero-Santana, MD; Guillermo G...

Video Supplement to "Successful Valve-in-Valve Replacement Using Intravascular Lithotripsy for Femoral Access in an Elderly Patient With Critical Aortic Stenosis and Extensive Vascular Calcification" (Clinical Image).

Video Supplement to "Successful...

05/20/2024

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Figure. Comprehensive imaging in valve-in-valve intervention.

Clinical Images

Successful Valve-in-Valve Replacement Using Intravascular Lithotripsy for Femoral Access in an Elderly Patient With Critical Aortic Stenosis and Extensive Vascular Calcification

05/20/2024

Borja Rivero-Santana, MD^1,2; Guillermo Galeote, MD, PhD¹; Alfonso Jurado-Roman, MD, PhD^1,2; Santiago Jiménez-Valero, MD, PhD^1,2; Ariana Gonzálvez-García, MD¹; Raul Moreno, MD, PhD^1,2

Borja Rivero-Santana, MD1,2; Guillerm...

An 87-year-old man with a history of heart failure and a modified bio-Bentall Mitroflow 23-mm bioprosthesis (Sorin) was referred to our institution for critical aortic stenosis, which was confirmed by transesophageal echocardiography.

An 87-year-old man with a...

05/20/2024

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

Negotiating Peripheral Calcification for TAVR Access

04/12/2024

Jha Manvendu, DrNB; G. Keshavamurthy, DM

Department of Vascular Surgery, Army Hospital Research & Referral, New Delhi, India

Jha Manvendu, DrNB; G. Keshavamurthy,...

A 74-year-old man, who was a chronic smoker with a known case of hypertension and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, presented with a history of breathlessness on minimal exertion.

A 74-year-old man, who was a...

04/12/2024

Vascular Disease Management

Clinical Videos

Tough Balloon With a Vulnerable Shaft: An Unexpected Device Failure

02/29/2024

Konstantinos C. Theodoropoulos, MD, MSc, PhD; Konstantinos Tsakiridis, MD; Polychronis Vazakidis, MD; George Kassimis, MD, PhD; Antonios Ziakas, MD, PhD

Konstantinos C. Theodoropoulos, MD, M...

Video Supplement to "Tough Balloon With a Vulnerable Shaft: An Unexpected Device Failure" (Clinical Image).

Video Supplement to "Tough...

02/29/2024

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Figure. (A) Coronary angiogram demonstrating

Clinical Images

Tough Balloon With a Vulnerable Shaft: An Unexpected Device Failure

02/29/2024

Konstantinos C. Theodoropoulos, MD, MSc, PhD; Konstantinos Tsakiridis, MD; Polychronis Vazakidis, MD; George Kassimis, MD, PhD; Antonios Ziakas, MD, PhD

Konstantinos C. Theodoropoulos, MD, M...

A 73-year-old man, with a previous long drug-eluting stent from the mid-portion of the left main stem artery to proximal left anterior descending artery (LAD), underwent elective coronary angiogram due to worsening anginal symptoms and an...

A 73-year-old man, with a...

02/29/2024

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Figure 1. Computed tomography angiography.

Clinical Videos

Intravascular Ultrasound-Guided, Lithotrispy-Facilitated Angioplasty for Treating a Heavily Calcified Renal Artery Stenosis

02/28/2024

Video Supplement to "Intravascular Ultrasound-Guided, Lithotrispy-Facilitated Angioplasty for Treating a Heavily Calcified Renal Artery Stenosis" (Clinical Image).

Video Supplement to...

02/28/2024

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

Intravascular Ultrasound-Guided, Lithotripsy-Facilitated Angioplasty for Treating a Heavily Calcified Renal Artery Stenosis

02/28/2024

Konstantinos Aznaouridis, MD, PhD; Kyriakos Dimitriadis, MD, PhD; Stergios Soulaidopoulos, MD; Charalambos Vlachopoulos, MD, PhD; Konstantinos Tsioufis, MD, PhD

Konstantinos Aznaouridis, MD, PhD; Ky...

A 63-year-old woman with uncontrolled hypertension despite taking 5 antihypertensive medications was referred for percutaneous renal artery intervention.

A 63-year-old woman with...

02/28/2024

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Video Series

Size for Success: Peripheral IVL Sizing for Optimal Results

12/18/2023

Eric Secemsky, MD¹; Michael Siah, MD²

¹Beth Israel Deaconess, Boston, Massachusetts; ²UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas

Eric Secemsky, MD1; Michael Siah, MD2...

Drs. Secemsky and Siah discusss the overall under-sizing trends of endovascular tools – why it happens and the clinical implications.

Drs. Secemsky and Siah discusss...

12/18/2023

Vascular Disease Management

Case Report

Adverse Events With Intravascular Lithotripsy After Coronary Use: A Report From the FDA MAUDE Database

08/30/2023

Athanasios Rempakos¹, MD; Bahadir Simsek¹, MD; Spyridon Kostantinis¹, MD; Michaella Alexandrou¹, MD; Judit Karacsonyi¹, MD, PhD; Bavana V. Rangan¹, BDS, MPH; Olga C. Mastrodemos¹, BA; Salman S Allana¹, MD; Yader Sandoval¹, MD; M. Nicholas Burke¹, MD, Emmanouil S. Brilakis¹, MD, PhD

Athanasios Rempakos1, MD; Bahadir Sim...

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) on heavily calcified lesions has been associated with more complications.1 Intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) was recently approved for treating de novo calcified coronary lesions based on excellent...

Percutaneous coronary...

08/30/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology