Bifurcation Lesions

Case Report

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

11/05/2019

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

J. Aaron Grantham , MD;

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

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

11/28/2017

Ioannis Tsiafoutis , MD;

Michalis Koutouzis , MD, PhD;

Theodoros Zografos , MD, PhD;

Grigorios Tsigkas , MD, PhD;

Athanasios Antonakopoulos , MD, MSc;

Nikolaos Bourboulis , MD, PhD;

Apostolos Katsivas , MD, PhD;

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 S. Kini , MD, MRCP, FACC;

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

Annapoorna S. Kini , MD, MRCP, FACC;

Yuliya Vengrenyuk , PhD;

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

Zaheed Tai , MD, DO, FACC, FSCAI;

Orlando Marrero , RCIS, MBA;

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