Fractional Flow Reserve

Instead of using vasoactive drugs, which may have side effects, to induce a hyperemic state and therefore demonstrate gradients, it may be useful to create a hyperemic state by simple external cuff compression of the calf for a minute to...

Instead of using vasoactive...

08/29/2015

Vascular Disease Management

Technology Pulse

Use Your Own Wire When Measuring FFR: The Catheter-Based ACIST RXi Rapid Exchange FFR System

11/05/2014

Alan J. Simons , MD, FACC, FSCAI, FACP;

Ronald P. Caputo , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Once the wire is in place, I have yet to do a case where I have not been able to cross with the catheter. It is a much more user-friendly device than the wire-based systems.

Once the wire is in place, I...

11/05/2014

Cath Lab Digest

Original Contribution

Effect of Caffeine on Intravenous Adenosine-Induced Hyperemia in Fractional Flow Reserve Measurement

10/27/2014

Hidenari Matsumoto , MD, PhD;

Toshihiko Shimada , MD;

Shunpei Ushimaru , MD;

Mikiko Mikuri , MD;

Taketoshi Yamazaki , MD, PhD;

Tetsuya Matsuda , MD, PhD;

The interaction between caffeine and adenosine is still a matter of debate. Our aims were to both examine whether caffeine attenuated intravenous adenosine-induced hyperemia in the measurement of fractional flow reserve (FFR) and if an...

The interaction between caffeine...

10/27/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Commentary

08/06/2014

Arnold H. Seto , MD, MPA, CCDS, FACC, FSCAI;

This fascinating case by Dr. Jon George brings to mind some of the biggest controversies in interventional cardiology.

This fascinating case by Dr. Jon...

08/06/2014

Cath Lab Digest

Original Contribution

‚ÄúSeesaw Balloon-Wire Cutting‚Äù Technique as a Novel Approach to ‚ÄúBalloon Uncrossable‚Äù Chronic Total Occlusions

05/21/2014

Yue Li , MD;

Jingyi Xue , MD;

Li Sheng , MD;

Danghui Sun , MM, MD;

Weimin Li , MM;

Yongtai Gong , MD;

Jianqiang Li , MD;

Balloon crossing failure after passing a guidewire usually leads to unsuccessful percutaneous recanalization of chronic total occlusions. We offer a novel technique to solve this problem.

Balloon crossing failure after...

05/21/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Effects of Intracoronary Sodium Nitroprusside Compared With Adenosine on Fractional Flow Reserve Measurement

03/06/2014

Xiaozeng Wang , MD;

Shaosheng Li , MD;

Xin Zhao , MD;

Jie Deng , MD;

Yaling Han , MD;

A comparison of the efficacy and safety of intracoronary sodium nitroprusside and intracoronary adenosine for fractional flow reserve measurement.