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Chronic total occlusions (CTO)

Case Report
04/10/2017

Nelson Lim Bernardo, MD, Co-Director, Coronary CTO Program, Medstar Washington Hospital Center, Medical Director, Peripheral Vascular Laboratory, MedStar Heart Institute; Director for Peripheral Intervention, Cardiovascular Research Institute, MedStar Research Institute; Assistant Professor, Division of Cardiology, Medical College of Virginia campus of Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine; Robert Anthony Gallino, MD, Co-Director, Coronary CTO Program, Medstar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C.

Nelson Lim Bernardo, MD, Co-Director,...
The Micro 14 catheter was able to traverse a very delicate and highly tortuous epicardial collateral without any damage being done to the vessel.
The Micro 14 catheter was able to traverse a very delicate and highly tortuous epicardial collateral without any damage being done to the vessel.
The Micro 14 catheter was able...
04/10/2017
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
03/05/2017

Kusum Lata, MD, Cindy Grines, MD, FSCAI, 
DMC Cardiovascular Institute - Heart Hospital, Detroit, Michigan

Kusum Lata, MD, Cindy Grines, MD, FSC...
In this long, complex case, there was significant reduction in radiation exposure, as well as orthopedic strain, as the operator was permitted to sit in the comfort of a radiation-shielded cockpit.
In this long, complex case, there was significant reduction in radiation exposure, as well as orthopedic strain, as the operator was permitted to sit in the comfort of a radiation-shielded cockpit.
In this long, complex case,...
03/05/2017
Cath Lab Digest
CLI Perspectives
12/06/2016

CLI Perspectives is headed by section editor J.A. Mustapha, MD, Metro Health Hospital, Wyoming, Michigan. 

This month, Dr. Mustapha interviews Mahmood Razavi, MD, St. Joseph Heart & Vascular Center, Orange, California.

CLI Perspectives is headed by section...
In this issue, I am honored at the chance to interview Dr. Mahmood Razavi, one of the pioneers in CTO crossing who has historically demonstrated that combining proper technical skill to a uniquely designed CTO device provides a favorable...
In this issue, I am honored at the chance to interview Dr. Mahmood Razavi, one of the pioneers in CTO crossing who has historically demonstrated that combining proper technical skill to a uniquely designed CTO device provides a favorable...
In this issue, I am honored at...
12/06/2016
Cath Lab Digest
Tips and Techniques
09/07/2015

Adam T. Stys, MD, Professor, Naveen Rajpurohit, MD, Cardiovascular Fellow, Shenjing Li, MD, Cardiovascular Fellow, Muhammad Ali Khan, MD, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of South Dakota, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Adam T. Stys, MD, Professor, Naveen R...
Currently, manual injectors are used in addition to ACIST for dual injection during CTO PCIs. We introduce a novel setup for dual injection with the help of one ACIST. 
Currently, manual injectors are used in addition to ACIST for dual injection during CTO PCIs. We introduce a novel setup for dual injection with the help of one ACIST. 
Currently, manual injectors are...
09/07/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
04/03/2015

George L. Adams*, MD, MHS, Vinayak Subramanian, BS, Orlando Marrero RCIS, MBA ,*Director of Cardiovascular and Peripheral Vascular Research, Rex Hospital, Raleigh, North Carolina; Department of Biomedical Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina; Tampa, Florida

George L. Adams*, MD, MHS, Vinayak Su...
Utilizing a combination of exotic techniques such as retrograde access and transcollateral crossing can increase the options available to the interventionalist for treatment of a complex lesion and improve procedural success.
Utilizing a combination of exotic techniques such as retrograde access and transcollateral crossing can increase the options available to the interventionalist for treatment of a complex lesion and improve procedural success.
Utilizing a combination of...
04/03/2015
Cath Lab Digest
CLI Perspectives
02/03/2015

CLI Perspectives is headed by section editor J.A. Mustapha, MD, 

Metro Health Hospital, Wyoming, Michigan. 

This month, J.A. Mustapha, MD, interviews Andrej Schmidt, MD, Department of Angiology, Leipzig Heart Center, Leipzig, Germany.

CLI Perspectives is headed by section...
Dr. Andrej Schmidt, cardiologist and angiologist from Leipzig, Germany, pioneered many of the new access techniques that have led to increases in procedural success rates. Chronic total obstruction (CTO) crossing is a major obstacle...
Dr. Andrej Schmidt, cardiologist and angiologist from Leipzig, Germany, pioneered many of the new access techniques that have led to increases in procedural success rates. Chronic total obstruction (CTO) crossing is a major obstacle...
Dr. Andrej Schmidt, cardiologist...
02/03/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Case Series
07/06/2010

Oscar C. Munoz, MD, FACC*, Ediberto Soto-Cora, MD, FACC, FSCAI§, Kamran Ali, MD, FACC£*§, Szymon L. Wiernek, MD, Barbara K. Wiernek, MS, R. Stefan Kiesz, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FESC

Oscar C. Munoz, MD, FACC*, Ediberto S...
In North America and Europe, over 27 million people suffer from peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Neglected PAD is a leading cause of disability among people aged 50 years and older. The resulting complications are a tremendous cost to...
In North America and Europe, over 27 million people suffer from peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Neglected PAD is a leading cause of disability among people aged 50 years and older. The resulting complications are a tremendous cost to...
In North America and Europe,...
07/06/2010
Vascular Disease Management
New Techniques
09/05/2008
The number of percutaneous revascularization procedures performed for symptomatic peripheral arterial disease has significantly increased over the past several years. Traditionally, the use of percutaneous techniques were limited to certain...
The number of percutaneous revascularization procedures performed for symptomatic peripheral arterial disease has significantly increased over the past several years. Traditionally, the use of percutaneous techniques were limited to certain...
The number of percutaneous...
09/05/2008
Vascular Disease Management