Bifurcation Lesions

Case Report

Successful PCI of a Bifurcation Lesion Using “Reverse Wire” Technique With a Dual-Lumen Microcatheter

11/05/2019

Paolo Canova, MD, Keisuke Satogami, MD, Luigi Fiocca, MD, Alberto Cereda, MD, Interventional Cath Lab, Cardiovascular Department, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo, Italy

Paolo Canova, MD, Keisuke Satogami, M...

This procedure was first developed by Kavasaki et al in 20083, but the technique has been improved over the following years with the addition of a dual-lumen microcatheter to more easily engage the narrow, angulated side branch.

This procedure was first...

11/05/2019

Cath Lab Digest

Getting a Balloon Through in Complex PCI: Crossing Made Easier

07/08/2019

Cath Lab Digest talks with J. Aaron Grantham, MD, Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute, Kansas City, Missouri, about his work and experience with the Takeru PTCA balloon (Terumo Interventional Systems).

Cath Lab Digest talks with J. Aaron G...

I do 250-300 percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures per year, and 60-70% of those procedures are chronic total occlusions (CTOs) or complex high-risk indicated procedures (CHIP). It is important to emphasize that these procedures...

I do 250-300 percutaneous...

07/08/2019

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical Images

The Reverse T-Stenting and Small Protrusion Technique: A Novel Technique for Coronary Bifurcation Lesions

11/28/2017

Ioannis Tsiafoutis, MD, PhD¹; Theodoros Zografos, MD, PhD¹; Athanasios Antonakopoulos, MD, MSc¹; Michael Koutouzis, MD, PhD¹; Grigorios Tsigkas, MD, PhD²; Nikolaos Bourboulis, MD, PhD¹; Apostolos Katsivas, MD, PhD¹

Ioannis Tsiafoutis, MD, PhD1; Theodo...

Bifurcation lesions may be encountered in approximately 15%-20% of PCIs. A 2-stent approach is required in up to 30% of these procedures. We describe a novel technique based on a modification of TAP stenting, suitable for procedures where a...

Bifurcation lesions may be...

11/28/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

OCT Assessment of Coronary Bifurcation Lesion

05/28/2015

Suresh Sharma, MD, Yuliya Vengrenyuk, PhD, Annapoorna Kini, MD, Division of Cardiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, New York

Suresh Sharma, MD, Yuliya Vengrenyuk,...

This case is part of a series of optical coherence tomography-focused cases supported by St. Jude Medical.

This case is part of a series of...

05/28/2015

Cath Lab Digest

OCT-Guided PCI With Rotational Atherectomy in a Heavily Calcified Bifurcation Lesion

02/26/2015

Yuliya Vengrenyuk, PhD, Annapoorna Kini, MD, Division of Cardiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, New York

Yuliya Vengrenyuk, PhD, Annapoorna Ki...

The following case is part of a series of optical coherence tomography-focused cases supported by St. Jude Medical.

The following case is part of a...

02/26/2015

Cath Lab Digest

A Q&A For Labs With Physicians Performing Radial Access: Bifurcation Lesion

12/05/2014

Orlando Marrero, RCIS, MBA, Tampa, Florida, Zaheed Tai, DO, FACC, FSCAI, Winter Haven Hospital, Winter Haven, Florida

Orlando Marrero, RCIS, MBA, Tampa, Fl...

The physicians at our institute use a 7 French (Fr) system for bifurcation lesions. What are the limitations of bifurcation lesions in a radial approach?

The physicians at our institute...

12/05/2014

Cath Lab Digest

Case Report

Percutaneous Intervention of Two Right Renal Arteries Using Two Guide Catheters Simultaneously

03/05/2012

Faisal Latif, MD

Percutaneous intervention of renal artery stenosis improves control of hypertension and to some extent, stemming progressive renal dysfunction. Dual blood supply of a kidney through 2 separate renal arteries occurs in almost 25% of the...

Percutaneous intervention of...

03/05/2012

Vascular Disease Management