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Commentary & Technique

An Alternative to Complex Saphenous Vein Graft Intervention With a Covered Stent: The Suck-U-Surge Technique

01/13/2015

Richard R. Heuser, MD, FACC, FACP, FESC, FSCAI, Chief of Cardiology, St. Luke’s Medical Center, Professor of Medicine, University of Arizona,
College of Medicine, Phoenix, Arizona

Richard R. Heuser, MD, FACC, FACP, FE...

When embolic protection is not possible, physicians can use this fairly simple technique in order to prevent distal embolization. Although we do not disagree with the utilization of a covered stent for a complex lesion, sometimes the use of a...

When embolic protection is not...

01/13/2015

Cath Lab Digest

Commentary & Technique

An Alternative to Complex Saphenous Vein Graft Intervention With a Covered Stent: The Suck-U-Surge Technique

01/13/2015

Richard R. Heuser, MD, FACC, FACP, FESC, FSCAI, Chief of Cardiology, St. Luke’s Medical Center, Professor of Medicine, University of Arizona,
College of Medicine, Phoenix, Arizona

Richard R. Heuser, MD, FACC, FACP, FE...

When embolic protection is not...

01/13/2015

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Case Files by Dr. George

Alcohol Septal Ablation as a Percutaneous Therapy for Symptomatic Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy

01/13/2015

Thomas Waggoner, DO, Richard Kovach, MD, Kintur Sanghvi, MD, Vincent Varghese, DO, and Jon C. George, MD, Department of Interventional Cardiology and Endovascular Medicine, Deborah Heart & Lung Center, Browns Mills, New Jersey

Thomas Waggoner, DO, Richard Kovach, ...

Percutaneous alcohol septal ablation has received more recent attention as an attractive alternative for drugrefractory hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy and can be performed with excellent results and immediate clinical outcomes. We...

Percutaneous alcohol septal...

01/13/2015

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Review

Usefulness of Enhanced Stent Visualization Imaging Technique in Simple and Complex PCI Cases

09/27/2014

Vivek Mutha, MBBS^1,2; Muhammad Asrar ul Haq, FRACP^1,2; Naveen Sharma, FRACP³; W.F. den Hartog, MSc⁴; William J. van Gaal, MD, FRACP^1,2

Vivek Mutha, MBBS1,2; Muhammad Asrar...

Enhanced stent visualization is a novel fluoroscopy-based technique that improves visualization of deployed stents in the coronary arteries. We present a case series highlighting the use of this technique in percutaneous coronary...

Enhanced stent visualization is...

09/27/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Tips and Techniques

Selected Research Abstracts From The Journal of Invasive Cardiology

08/06/2014

March-July 2014

March-July 2014; Full articles are available online at invasivecardiology.com, or the Library of Congress website (pubmed.com).

March-July 2014; Full articles...

08/06/2014

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Radial Artery Spasm Prevention (RASP Study): A Retrospective Analysis of Oral Pharmacologic Prophylaxis for Prevention of Radial Artery Spasm During Transradial Access for Cardiac Catheterization

07/07/2014

Thomas Waggoner, DO, Ricarda White, DO, Peter V. Wassmer, BS, Peter C. Wassmer, MD, Robert Sanchez, MD, Andrew Rosenthal, MD, Northside Hospital & The Heart Institute, Departments of Graduate Medical Education & Cardiology, St. Petersburg, Florida

Thomas Waggoner, DO, Ricarda White, D...

The aim of this study was to evaulate the occurrence of radial artery spasm during transradial access cardiac catheterizations in patients previously prescibed and taking oral long-acting nitrates or calcium-channel blockers or the...

The aim of this study was to...

07/07/2014

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Enhancing Guide Support During a Complex Coronary Intervention via Transradial Approach

06/04/2014

Samir B. Pancholy, MD, FACP, FACC, FSCAI, Program Director, Cardiology Fellowship, Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education, Associate Professor of Medicine, The Commonwealth Medical College, Scranton, Pennsylvania

Samir B. Pancholy, MD, FACP, FACC, FS...

The patient presents with staged percutaneous coronary intervention of the right coronary artery (RCA), as a part of a hybrid revascularization strategy.

The patient presents with staged...

06/04/2014

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Placement of a Single Axxess Stent as New Treatment Strategy for Medina 1,0,0 Left Main Stem Bifurcation Lesion

05/20/2014

Eulogio Garc√≠a, MD, Leire Unzu√© Vallejo, MD, Francisco Jos√© Rodr√≠guez-Rodrigo, PhD

Eulogio Garc√≠a, MD, Leire Unzu√© Val...

An off-label use of the Axxess stent to treat left main stem bifurcation lesion is presented.

An off-label use of the Axxess...

05/20/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Advances in Vein Therapy

Hepatic Vein Anchor-Wire Technique to Prevent Stent Migration During Inferior Vena Cava Stenting for Budd-Chiari Syndrome

05/20/2014

Vijay Kumar Trehan, MD, DM, Gagan Jain, MD, DM, Bhagya Narayan Pandit, MD, DM

Vijay Kumar Trehan, MD, DM, Gagan Jai...

Inferior vena cava (IVC) stenting in patients suffering from Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) is sometimes complicated by stent migration or misplacement. Here, we describe a novel stent anchoring technique to prevent this complication while using...

Inferior vena cava (IVC)...

05/20/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Kissing Iliac Artery Stent Technique for Salvage of a Total Occlusion of a Jailed Common Iliac Artery

03/06/2014

Shuichi Ishizuka, MD, Maoto Habara, MD, Kenya Nasu, MD

Shuichi Ishizuka, MD, Maoto Habara, M...

This novel technique offers another treatment option for total occlusion of a jailed stent for the common iliac artery.

This novel technique offers...

03/06/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology