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Editorial Message

04/01/2021

Terry Treadwell

Many times, we face situations that are new to us. In wound care, it may be new treatments or new procedures that seem reasonable, but if a clinician has not used or employed these new options, they may feel that these would only be for wound...

Many times, we face situations...

04/01/2021

Wounds

Case Report

Emergent Distal Vessel Re-Entry Technique for Iatrogenic Coronary Artery Dissection

02/01/2019

Nicholas Ierovante, DO, Kintur Sanghvi, MD, Vincent Varghese, DO

Division of Interventional Cardiology and Endovascular Medicine,

Deborah Heart and Lung Center, Browns Mills, New Jersey

Nicholas Ierovante, DO, Kintur Sanghv...

We present a case of acute inferior wall myocardial infarction with complicating right coronary artery dissection, leading to complete vessel occlusion.

We present a case of acute...

02/01/2019

Cath Lab Digest

Case & Technique

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

04/05/2018

Vikas Bhalla, MD, MSc, MBA, Damien Marycz, MD, Ryan E. Wilson, MD, John Gurley, MD, MBA, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine,

University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky

Vikas Bhalla, MD, MSc, MBA, Damien Ma...

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

Cath Lab Digest

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 Eltahawy, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FSVM, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio

Jered Cook, MD, Ehab Eltahawy, MD, FA...

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

Cath Lab Digest

Case Report

Novel Extreme Triple Telescopic Support for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

03/06/2017

Adam T. Stys MD, FACC, Muhammad A. Khan, MD, Naveen Rajpurohit, MD, Tomasz P. Stys, MD, FACC, Sanford Cardiovascular Institute, University of South Dakota, Sanford School of Medicine, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Adam T. Stys MD, FACC, Muhammad A. Kh...

We present a novel technique of extreme PCI support, as depicted in our case series, which allowed completion of PCI otherwise not possible by using conventional means. We describe a triple telescopic system, involving a smaller in a larger...

We present a novel technique of...

03/06/2017

Cath Lab Digest

Single-Center Experience

Use of Micropuncture Needle in the Treatment of Pericardial Effusion by Pericardiocentesis

10/08/2016

Arvind Gireesh, MD, FACC, Shahnaz Punjani, MD, Joseph Hannan, MD, FACC, St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester, Massachusetts

Arvind Gireesh, MD, FACC, Shahnaz Pun...

We present a case series of the use of the 21-gauge micropuncture needle in successful pericardiocentesis.

We present a case series of the...

10/08/2016

Cath Lab Digest

Suggested Technique

Keep-Out Wire: An Approach to Percutaneous Coronary Intervention of an Aorto-Ostial Lesion

07/31/2016

Calvin Phang, MBBS¹ and George Lau, MBBS, FRACP^1,2

Calvin Phang, MBBS1 and George Lau, M...

Percutaneous coronary intervention of aorto-ostial lesions presents a unique problem — to precisely locate the ostium of a vessel using 2-dimensional fluoroscopy.(1) We present a case demonstrating a “keep-out wire” technique to assist with...

Percutaneous coronary...

07/31/2016

Cath Lab Digest

Tips and Techniques

Another Booster to “Hydroglide” Technique – “Power Glide” with Ease

04/05/2016

Amol Raizada, MD, Shawn Kelly, MD, Tomasz Stys, MD, Stacy Handshumaker, RCIS, Adam Stys, MD, University of South Dakota, Sanford School of Medicine, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Amol Raizada, MD, Shawn Kelly, MD, To...

The “power glide” technique uses the same principle as the initial “hydroglide” technique, but the indeflator is used to generate a high and controlled pressure that is not possible to generate manually with the 5 cc syringe.

The “power glide” technique uses...

04/05/2016

Cath Lab Digest

Conversations in Cardiology: Should We Use Micropuncture Technique for Pericardiocentesis?

09/07/2015

Compiled by Morton Kern, MD, with contributions from Andrew Doorey, Newark, Delaware; Navin Kapur, Boston, Massachusetts; Ajay Kirtane, New York City, New York; Andrew D. Michaels, Eureka, California; Jeffrey Marshall, Gainesville, Georgia; Gus Pichard, Washington, D.C.; Fred Resnick, Boston, Massachusetts; Arnold Seto, Long Beach, California; Zoltan G. Turi, New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Compiled by Morton Kern, MD, with con...

Dr. Andrew Michaels asks whether his practice of moving to micropuncture needle technique for pericardiocentesis is also being employed across the nation.

Dr. Andrew Michaels asks whether...

09/07/2015

Cath Lab Digest