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Case Report

CTO PCI: Complexity Begets Complexity

05/06/2018

Iosif Xenogiannis , MD;

Peter Tajti , MD;

Emmanouil S. Brilakis , MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FSCAI;

Hatem Najar , MD;

We elected to attempt CTO PCI with dual arterial access, using right common femoral as well as right radial access.

We elected to attempt CTO PCI...

05/06/2018

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Case & Technique

A Novel Technique for Impella Removal From Non-Preclosed Arteries Using Perclose ProGlide Closure Device

04/05/2018

Ryan E. Wilson , MD;

John C. Gurley , MD, MBA;

Vikas Bhalla , MD, MSc, MBA;

Damien Marycz , MD;

Usually the Impella arterial access site (14 French) is preclosed with a Perclose ProGlide vascular closure device (Abbott Vascular). The problem lies in cases of emergency, if the access site is not preclosed, and/or if there is a failure of...

Usually the Impella arterial...

04/05/2018

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Case & Technique

Mother-and-Child Technique for Diagnostic Angiography in a Dilated Ascending Aorta With an Inner Multipurpose Catheter

04/05/2018

Jered Cook , MD;

Ehab A. Eltahawy , MD, MPH, FACC, FSCAI;

Utilizing a stiffer, more directional catheter allows for controlled engagement of the left main in patients with difficult anatomy, especially dilated ascending aortas.

Utilizing a stiffer, more...

04/05/2018

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Anomalies

Anomalous Left Main Coronary Artery in a STEMI Patient

04/03/2018

Leonid Vasilevskiy , MD;

Hossein Akhondi , MD, FACP;

Dominic Robine , DO, FACC;

We present the case of a 47-year-old female with typical angina and inferior ST-elevation myocardial infarction. The patient underwent coronary angiography that showed a rare anatomical coronary variation, with left and right coronary...

We present the case of a...

04/03/2018

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Case Report

Impella-Assisted PCI of Left Main Coronary Artery During CPR

02/06/2018

Edward H. Nabet , DO;

John T. Fox , MD;

Bora Toklu , MD;

Ramesh M. Gowda , MD;

Kishore Nallu , MD;

We report a case of cardiac arrest caused by total occlusion of the left main coronary artery during Impella-assisted percutaneous coronary intervention. Manual cardiopulmonary resuscitation combined with revascularization of the left main...

We report a case of cardiac...

02/06/2018

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Case Series

Fem-Pop Graft Failure: Resurrection with the CrossLock LP

02/06/2018

Richard R. Heuser , MD, FACC, FACP, FESC, FSCAI;

Eddie Lipan , MD;

Even though many cases of critical limb ischemia can be treated with either an endovascular or surgical approach, this small series discusses three cases that underwent a surgical approach that subsequently failed. In each case, the surgeon...

Even though many cases of...

02/06/2018

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Case Study

Asymptomatic Presentation of a Totally Occluded Left Main Coronary Artery

12/27/2017

Robert Tonks , MD;

Rajiv Sharma , MD;

Raj Baljepally , MD, FACC;

The angiographic finding of a completely occluded left main coronary artery is relatively uncommon and most often not compatible with life.1,2 It is even more unusual to have no symptoms related to the complete obstruction of the left main...

The angiographic finding of a...

12/27/2017

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Case Study

Asymptomatic Presentation of a Totally Occluded Left Main Coronary Artery

12/27/2017

Raj Baljepally , MD, FACC;

Robert Tonks , MD;

Rajiv Sharma , MD;

The angiographic finding of a...

12/27/2017

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CLI Perspectives

Treating Complex Multi-Level, Multi-Vessel CLI Requires a Complex, Multi-Disciplinary Approach

07/10/2017

Jihad A. Mustapha , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Carmen Heaney , BSN;

Larry J. Diaz-Sandoval , MD;

Elizabeth Sayers , PA-C;

Fadi Saab , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

The patient’s first presentation to the authors’ institution was via the emergency department with a Rutherford Class 6 ulcer.

The patient’s first presentation...

07/10/2017

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Case Study

Primary Cardiac Angiosarcoma Presenting as a Rapidly Growing Right Atrial Mass

07/10/2017

Vatsal Bhatt , MS;

Christopher Maulion , MD;

George Batsides , MD;

Joseph Ibrahim , MD, MS-IV, MS-II;

Pratik B. Patel , MD, FACC;

We present a case of a 44-year-old woman who presented with exertional dyspnea and was found to have a 7.0 cm x 3.5 cm right atrial mass on transthoracic echocardiogram that required surgical resection.

We present a case of a...

07/10/2017

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