Peripheral intervention

CLI Perspectives

Pre-CLI: The Transformative Space Between PAD and CLI

05/28/2015

One should stop and think about the course of transformation from PAD to CLI, and if there is any indication that these transformations occur during a time when the patient is no longer a claudicant, but not yet technically diagnosed as CLI.

One should stop and think about...

05/28/2015

Cath Lab Digest

CLI Perspectives

When to Use Adjunctive Therapy for Common Femoral Artery Revascularization in Non-Surgical Patients

04/30/2015

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

Jihad A. Mustapha , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

The CFA is an important site for vascular access as well as an important site for bypass surgical procedures; therefore, typically, stenting is not considered an ideal treatment, although several reports have shown excellent stent patency.

The CFA is an important site for...

04/30/2015

Cath Lab Digest

Case Report

Utilizing a Combination of Retrograde Tibial Artery Access and Transcollateral Crossing to Treat Multiple Chronic Total Occlusions of the Posterior Tibial and Peroneal Arteries

04/03/2015

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

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

Meeting Update

VEITHSymposium — Outcomes by Gender After Directional Atherectomy for Claudication or Critical Limb Ischemia: A DEFINITIVE LE substudy

02/03/2015

Lawrence A. Garcia , MD, FACC, FAHA;

DEFINITIVE looked at directional atherectomy in the treatment of lower extremity disease.

DEFINITIVE looked at directional...

02/03/2015

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New Devices

A New Steerable Pre-Shaped Sheath for Abdominal Vascular Interventions

09/02/2014

Vladimira Tichà , MD;

Gianluigi Patelli , MD;

Roberto Bolis , RT;

Bruno Damascelli , MD;

The Oscor Destino Twist TD is a steerable sheath for arterial or venous use, with special pre-shaping suitable for abdominal vascular catheterization or for catheterization of the vena cava and its branches. The pre-shaping consists of a...

The Oscor Destino Twist TD is a...

09/02/2014

Cath Lab Digest

Cath Lab Spotlight

Cath Lab Spotlight: Metro Health Hospital Cardiovascular Lab

07/07/2014

Jihad A. Mustapha , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

The first retrograde pedal access case utilizing the new 60 cm Diamondback orbital atherectomy device (Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.) was performed in our lab in March of this year and received local media attention.

The first retrograde pedal...

07/07/2014

Cath Lab Digest

News

Abbott Announces FDA Approval of Its Supera Stent to Treat People with Peripheral Artery Disease

04/30/2014

The Supera stent, which mimics rather than resists the artery’s natural movement, is an important advancement for many PAD patients, helping to ease their leg pain while walking.(1)

The Supera stent, which mimics...

04/30/2014

Cath Lab Digest

VEITHSymposium: Atherectomy for Lower Extremity Occlusive Disease: What to Use and When

01/07/2014

James F. McKinsey , MD;

Atherectomy allows the operator to achieve stentlike results without having to leave a foreign body behind. We are finally getting reasonable data demonstrating its efficacy.

Atherectomy allows the operator...

01/07/2014

Cath Lab Digest

Radial Access Technique

Transradial Endovascular Treatment of Severe Common Femoral Artery Stenosis

10/31/2013

Kintur Sanghvi , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Ulrich Luft , MD;

Jonathan Nachtigall , DO;

A case of transradial intervention of severe common femoral artery stenosis with orbital atherectomy is presented; the technique, advantages, and limitations of this procedure are also discussed.

A case of transradial...

10/31/2013

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Vascular Disease

Comparison Between Angiographic and Arterial Duplex Ultrasound Assessment of Tibial Arteries in Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease: On Behalf of the Joint Endovascular and Non-Invasive Assessment of LImb Perfusion (JENALI) Group

10/31/2013

Jihad A. Mustapha , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Carmen Heaney , BSN;

Fadi Saab , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Theresa McGoff , BSN;

Larry J. Diaz-Sandoval , MD;

Barbara Karenko , DO;

Matthew Sevensma , DO;

Using the novel JENALI scoring system allowed for direct comparison between intravascular ultrasound and angiography. In theory, the comparison can be extended to other imaging modalities. Risk stratification, treatment, and patient outcomes...

Using the novel JENALI scoring...

10/31/2013

Journal of Invasive Cardiology