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Peripheral intervention

CLI Perspectives
05/28/2015

J.A. Mustapha, MD, Metro Health Hospital, Wyoming, Michigan 

J.A. Mustapha, MD, Metro Health Hospi...
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 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
04/30/2015

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

This month, Dr. Mustapha talks with Craig M. Walker, MD, FACC, FACA, FACP, FSCAI, FASCI, FCCP, FICA, Clinical Professor of Medicine, LSU School of Medicine; Clinical Professor of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana; Founder, President and Medical Director, Cardiovascular Institute of the South, Houma, Louisiana.

CLI Perspectives is headed by section...
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 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
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
Meeting Update
02/03/2015

Cath Lab Digest talks with:

Lawrence Garcia, MD, on the DEFINITIVE trials and directional atherectomy’s success in the lower extremities;

 
Cath Lab Digest talks with: Lawrence...
DEFINITIVE looked at directional atherectomy in the treatment of lower extremity disease.
DEFINITIVE looked at directional atherectomy in the treatment of lower extremity disease.
DEFINITIVE looked at directional...
02/03/2015
Cath Lab Digest
New Devices
09/02/2014

Vladimira Tichà, MD1,2, Gianluigi Patelli, MD3, Roberto Bolis, RT3, Bruno Damascelli, MD2 , 1Department of Radiology, San Carlo Borromeo Hospital, Milan; 2Department of Interventional Radiology, EMO GVM Centro Cuore Columbus, Milan; 3Department of Radiology, Pesenti Fenaroli Hospital, Alzano Lombardo, Italy.

Vladimira Tichà, MD1,2, Gianluigi Pat...
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 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
07/07/2014
J.A. Mustapha, MD, FACC, FSCAI, Director of Cardiovascular Catheterization Laboratories, Director of Endovascular Interventions, Director of Cardiovascular Research, Wyoming, Michigan
J.A. Mustapha, MD, FACC, FSCAI, Direc...
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 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
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 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
01/07/2014
Cath Lab Digest talks with James F. McKinsey, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery, Columbia University, Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York.
Cath Lab Digest talks with James F. M...
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 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
10/31/2013

Kintur Sanghvi, MD, Jonathan Nachtigall, DO, Ulrich Luft, MD

Kintur Sanghvi, MD, Jonathan Nachtiga...
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 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
10/31/2013

Jihad A. Mustapha, MD, Fadi Saab, MD, Larry Diaz-Sandoval, MD, Barbara Karenko, DO, Theresa McGoff, BSN, Carmen Heaney, BSN, Matthew Sevensma, DO

Jihad A. Mustapha, MD, Fadi Saab, MD,...
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 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