Peripheral intervention

Radial to Peripheral (R2P) Destination Slender Guiding Sheath (Terumo Medical Corporation) with hydrophilic coating designed to provide transradial access to the peripheral vasculature for interventional procedures.

Original Research

Safety, Efficacy, and Comfort of the Transradial Approach Using the Radial to Peripheral Destination Slender Guiding Sheath

09/16/2021

Avaneesh Jakkoju , MD, FACC;

Craig M. Walker , MD, FACC, FACP, FSCAI, FCCP;

Naga Sai Shravan Turaga , MD;

Ankur Lodha , MD;

In this descriptive study, the authors sought to determine the feasibility of the transradial approach for peripheral intervention using the R2P Destination Slender Guiding Sheath.

In this descriptive study, the...

09/16/2021

Vascular Disease Management

Mississippi Delta Miracle: Angiographic Screening Yields Dramatic Reduction in Amputations

05/19/2020

Bynthia M. Anose , PhD;

Mary L. Yost , MBA;

Amy E. Harlow , BSN, RN;

Brad J. Martinsen , PhD;

Foluso A. Fakorede , MD;

Prior to the affiliation of a peripheral interventional cardiologist within BMC, the institution performed zero peripheral angiograms and 56 major amputations. In just a few short years, CVSCM facilitated an 87.5% decrease in the...

Prior to the affiliation of a...

05/19/2020

Cath Lab Digest

CLI Perspectives

Did You Know Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI) Survival is Lower Than Heart Failure, Stroke and Most Cancers?

01/08/2019

Jihad A. Mustapha , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Critical limb ischemia (CLI) represents the most aggressive form of peripheral vascular disease, with a lower survival rate than heart failure, stroke and most cancers. Yet inadequate attention is often given to a CLI diagnosis, with little...

Critical limb ischemia (CLI)...

01/08/2019

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Retrograde Tibio-Pedal Access for Revascularization of Lower-Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease Using a 6 Fr Slender Sheath: The “Pedal-First” Pilot Project

10/07/2018

Kintur Sanghvi , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Joseph Kusick , DO;

Courtney Krathen , DO;

This is a single-center prospective review of a database of patients who underwent endovascular intervention of their PAD with an attempted pedal-first approach by a single operator.

This is a single-center...

10/07/2018

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News

News: Boston Scientific Receives U.S. FDA Approval for the Eluvia Drug-Eluting Vascular Stent System

10/03/2018

The FDA’s approval is based on findings from the IMPERIAL trial, in which the Eluvia stent demonstrated superior results in the first superficial femoral artery head-to-head drug-eluting stent trial.

The FDA’s approval is based on...

10/03/2018

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Spotlight

Peripheral Interventions at North Mississippi Medical Center

12/04/2017

Carla Durham , RN;

The vascular surgeons have been completely integrated into the cath lab schedule — often performing two to five procedures daily. One cath lab room is designated as the vascular suite, but all four labs and the hybrid lab are vascular...

The vascular surgeons have been...

12/04/2017

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Case Report

Coral Reef Aorta Successfully Treated With Self-Expanding Nitinol Stent

04/10/2017

Kazuki Haraguchi , MD;

Yoshiaki Shintani , MD;

Tomohiro Kawasaki , MD;

This report highlights a coral reef aorta, of special interest because it was successfully treated in Japan with a self-expanding nitinol stent in October 2012 and followed up a year later, in October 2013.

This report highlights a coral...

04/10/2017

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Case Report

Optimizing Success in Treating Occlusive Disease of the Superficial Femoral Artery

12/07/2015

Vinayak Subramanian , BS;

George L. Adams , MD, MHS, MBA, FACC, FSCAI;

Orlando Marrero , RCIS, MBA;

The superficial femoral artery (SFA) is unlike any other vessel in the body and presents unique challenges for endovascular intervention. Complete occlusions tend to predominate stenosis, and disease is often diffuse along the SFA.

The superficial femoral artery...

12/07/2015

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Utility of Transradial Approach for Peripheral Vascular Interventions

08/01/2015

John T. Coppola , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Surender Deora , MD, DM;

Tejas M. Patel , MD, DM;

Sanjay C. Shah , MD, DM;

Samir B. Pancholy , MD, FACP, FACC, FSCAI;

Kintur Sanghvi , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Rajiv Gulati , MD, PhD;

The transradial approach for peripheral vascular interventions is gradually emerging as an effective alternative route to the transfemoral approach.

The transradial approach for...

08/01/2015

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Radial Techniques for Treatment of PAD

08/01/2015

Zaheed Tai , MD, DO, FACC, FSCAI;

Orlando Marrero , RCIS, MBA;

This is an 80-year-old gentleman with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, gastroesophageal reflux disease, diabetes, obesity, renal insufficiency and right lower extremity claudication with a...

This is an 80-year-old gentleman...

08/01/2015

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