Atherectomy

Original Contribution

Auryon Laser in Peripheral Arterial Interventions: A Single-Center Experience (Auryon-SCE)

05/11/2022

Nicolas W. Shammas, MD¹; Gail A Shammas, RN¹; Grace Halupnik, MD¹; Nicholas Fedele, MD¹; Katie Comp, MD¹; Emma-Marie Taleb, MD¹;
Sue Jones-Miller, MD¹; Andrew N. Shammas, MD¹; Venkat Shankarraman, MD²

Nicolas W. Shammas, MD1; Gail A Shamm...

The Auryon 355-nm laser atherectomy system (AngioDynamics, Inc) showed a low rate of target-lesion revascularization (TLR) at 6-month follow-up in the investigational device exemption study. At present, real-world data are not available. The...

The Auryon 355-nm laser...

05/11/2022

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Brief Communication

Primary Angioplasty of Calcified Coronary Lesions Using Coronary Lithotripsy in Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

12/01/2021

Hector Cubero-Gallego, MD, PhD^1,2; Nieves Gonzalo, MD, PhD³; Helena Tizon-Marcos, MD, MSc^1,2; Neus Salvatella, MD¹; Marcos Garcia-Guimaraes, MD¹; Alejandro Negrete, MD²; Angela McInerney, MD³; Raul Millan, MD⁴; Beatriz Vaquerizo, MD, PhD^1,2,5

Hector Cubero-Gallego, MD, PhD1,2; Ni...

This study reports procedural and short-term clinical outcomes from a real-world series with the use of coronary lithotripsy in the context of primary angioplasty in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).

This study reports procedural...

12/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Radial to Peripheral (R2P) Destination Slender Guiding Sheath (Terumo Medical Corporation) with hydrophilic coating designed to provide transradial access to the peripheral vasculature for interventional procedures.

Original Research

Safety, Efficacy, and Comfort of the Transradial Approach Using the Radial to Peripheral Destination Slender Guiding Sheath

09/16/2021

Naga Sai Shravan Turaga, MD¹; Avaneesh Jakkoju, MD²; Craig Walker, MD³; Ankur Lodha, MD³

¹University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas; ²MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center, Mason City, Iowa; ³Cardiovascular Institute of the South, Lafayette, Louisiana

Naga Sai Shravan Turaga, MD1; Avanees...

In this descriptive study, the authors sought to determine the feasibility of the transradial approach for peripheral intervention using the R2P Destination Slender Guiding Sheath.

In this descriptive study, the...

09/16/2021

Vascular Disease Management

Peripheral Arterial Disease

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Review

Review of Embolic Protection Devices in Percutaneous Peripheral Intervention

06/11/2021

Millie Liao, DO, MS¹; Kenneth Huynh²; Christopher Molloy, MD³; Kyle J. Cooper, MD¹

¹Department of Vascular & Interventional Radiology, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda California; ²Midwestern University, Glendale, Arizona; ³Department of Vascular & Interventional Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

Millie Liao, DO, MS1; Kenneth Huynh2;...

This review discusses the current data available for debris burden of different atherectomy devices and efficacy of infrainguinal embolic protection devices.

This review discusses the...

06/11/2021

Vascular Disease Management

Brief Communication

Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty With Same-Setting Complex Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in the TAVR Era: A Case Series

06/04/2021

Puja B. Parikh, MD; Samantha Weber-Fishkin, BS; Sareena George, MD; Jesse Kane, MD; Robert Pyo, MD

Puja B. Parikh, MD; Samantha Weber-F...

The use of balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV) prior to same-setting complex PCI in patients with severe AS and concomitant severe CAD has not been well studied in the era of TAVR. We review 379 BAVs performed between January 2016 and April...

The use of balloon aortic...

06/04/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty With Same-Setting Complex Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in the TAVR Era: A Case Series

06/01/2021

Puja B. Parikh, MD; Samantha Weber-Fishkin, BS; Sareena George, MD; Jesse Kane, MD; Robert Pyo, MD

Puja B. Parikh, MD; Samantha Weber-F...

The use of balloon aortic...

06/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Files by Dr. George

Utility of Laser Atherectomy in Complex Revascularization of Coronary Chronic Total Occlusion

10/06/2019

Sehrish Memon, MD, Sanjog Kalra, MD, Sean Janzer, MD, Jon C. George, MD, Division of Interventional Cardiology and Endovascular Medicine,

Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Sehrish Memon, MD, Sanjog Kalra, MD, ...

We describe a case of complex proximal RI and LCX CTOs in the same patient with a high J-CTO score. Use of hybrid algorithm led to successful crossing and revascularization with the utilization of laser atherectomy and imaging guidance.

We describe a case of complex...

10/06/2019

Cath Lab Digest

Bonus Online Case: A Novel Use of Dio Catheter for Delivery of Rotational Atherectomy Burr in Tortuous Coronary Artery

04/03/2018

Yusuke Hosokawa¹, Toshinori Ko¹, Keishi Suzuki^１, Erito Furuse¹, Hideto Sangen¹, Yoshiaki Kubota², Shuhei Tara², Yukichi Tokita², Takeshi Yamamoto¹, Hitoshi Takano², Kuniya Asai², Wataru Shimizu^1,2

¹Division of Cardiovascular Intensive Care, Nippon Medical School Hospital, Tokyo, Japan; ²Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan

Yusuke Hosokawa1, Toshinori Ko1, Keis...

The Dio catheter, a thrombus aspiration catheter, has been sometimes used in the “mother-and-child” technique (MCT) to deliver a balloon or stent, or perform intravascular ultrasound in a tortuous coronary artery.4 In this report, we describe...

The Dio catheter, a thrombus...

04/03/2018

Cath Lab Digest

Original Contribution

Contemporary Use of Laser During Percutaneous Coronary Interventions: Insights from the Laser Veterans Affairs (LAVA) Multicenter Registry

03/15/2018

Judit Karacsonyi, MD^1,2; Ehrin J. Armstrong, MD, MSc³; Huu Tam D. Truong, MD⁴; Ryan Tsuda, MD⁴; Damianos G. Kokkinidis, MD³; Jose Roberto Martinez-Parachini, MD¹; Aya J. Alame, BA¹; Barbara A. Danek, MD¹; Aris Karatasakis, MD¹; Michele Roesle, RN¹; Houman Khalili, MD¹; Imre Ungi, MD, PhD²; Subhash Banerjee, MD¹; Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD^1,5; Bavana V. Rangan, BDS, MPH¹

Judit Karacsonyi, MD1,2; Ehrin J. Ar...

We examined the baseline clinical and angiographic characteristics and procedural outcomes of 130 target lesions in 121 consecutive PCIs (n = 116 patients) in which excimer laser coronary atherectomy was performed at three United States...

We examined the baseline...

03/15/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology