Catheters

Radial Procedures

The Advantages of Universal Guiding Catheters for the Transradial Approach

10/06/2019

With a universal catheter, the expectation is that you will cannulate multiple vessels — often all vessels — with a single catheter, which allows for efficiencies during the procedure. More importantly, use of a universal guiding catheter...

With a universal catheter, the...

10/06/2019

Cath Lab Digest

Guide Catheter Extension: Not Just for Complex Percutaneous Coronary Interventions

11/04/2018

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

Nachiket J. Patel , MD, FACC, FACP, FSCAI;

We present a case that describes an additional application of the CrossLock catheter. In this case, we first access a superficial femoral artery (SFA) total occlusion via an antegrade approach using a standard sheath.

We present a case that describes...

11/04/2018

Cath Lab Digest

Case Report

Retrograde CTO Crossing Through Invisible Collaterals

07/31/2016

William J. Nicholson , MD;

Orlando Marrero , RCIS, MBA;

The patient is a 58-year-old gentleman with multivessel coronary disease with a 40% ostial left main lesion, 50% proximal right coronary artery (RCA) lesion and a chronic total occlusion (CTO) of the mid left anterior descending coronary...

The patient is a 58-year-old...

07/31/2016

Cath Lab Digest

Meeting Update

News: VentureMed Group Announces FDA Approval of FLEX Scoring Catheter

07/09/2016

Flex is a cost-effective alternative to balloon-based scoring with a one-size-fits-all platform technology. The vessel-preparation device provides for effective dynamic linear scoring with a lower propensity for barotrauma or vessel wall...

Flex is a cost-effective...

07/09/2016

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Case Report

Specialty Microcatheters to Facilitate Antegrade Crossing for CTO Revascularization

05/08/2016

Zaheed Tai , MD, DO, FACC, FSCAI;

Orlando Marrero , RCIS, MBA;

The current hybrid algorithm approach to CTO percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) uses a combination of antegrade and retrograde techniques to facilitate wire crossing and procedural success. In the early stages of adopting this approach,...

The current hybrid algorithm...

05/08/2016

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Transradial Series

Bypass Graft Angiography From a Transradial Approach

04/04/2016

Philippe Akhrass , MD;

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Samir B. Pancholy , MD, FACP, FACC, FSCAI;

For bypass graft angiography, left radial artery (LRA) access has been recommended as a default access site, as the majority of these patients have an in situ left internal mammary artery (IMA) bypass graft.

For bypass graft angiography,...

04/04/2016

Cath Lab Digest

Case Report

Treatment of a LAD CTO with the New CenterCross “Anchoring Catheter”

03/03/2016

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Orlando Marrero , RCIS, MBA;

A 72-year-old female had an abnormal nuclear myocardial perfusion stress test and underwent diagnostic cardiac catheterization, which revealed a mid left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) chronic total occlusion (CTO) secondary to...

A 72-year-old female had an...

03/03/2016

Cath Lab Digest