Dissection

Original Contribution

Ultra-Short Term Evaluation of Coronary Vessel Wall Changes in Reference Segments Adjacent to Culprit Lesions in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

12/01/2021

Kazuhiro Dan, MD, PhD¹; Hector M. Garcia-Garcia, MD, PhD¹; Omar Yacob, MD¹; Kayode O. Kuku, MD¹; Miguel A. Diaz-Torres, MD²; Andrea Picchi, MD³; Gennaro Sardella, MD⁴; Marianna Adamo, MD⁵; Enrico Frigoli, MD⁶; Ugo Limbruno, MD³; Stefano Rigattieri, MD⁷; Roberto Diletti, MD⁸; Giacomo Boccuzzi, MD⁹; Marco Zimarino, MD¹⁰; Marco Contarini, MD¹¹; Filippo Russo, MD¹²; Paolo Calabro, MD¹³; Giuseppe Andò, MD¹⁴; Ferdinando Varbella, MD¹⁵; Stefano Garducci, MD¹⁶; Cataldo Palmieri, MD¹⁷; Carlo Briguori, MD¹⁸; Alexios Karagiannis, MD⁶; Jouke Dijkstra, PhD¹⁹; Marco Valgimigli, MD, PhD²⁰

Kazuhiro Dan, MD, PhD1; Hector M. Gar...

Kazuhiro Dan, MD, PhD and colleagues compared separately the fate of residual dissection and luminal area/dimension by OCT in the target vessel between pPCI and staged PCI, including 1-year clinical outcomes.

Kazuhiro Dan, MD, PhD and...

12/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Optical Coherence Tomography in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Spontaneous Popliteal Artery Dissection: A Case Report

08/19/2020

Astrid Serauto, MD¹; Oscar R. Rosales MD²

¹Cardiology Fellow at the University of Texas McGovern School of Medicine, Houston; ²Medical Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Lab at the Memorial Hermann TMC Heart and Vascular Institute; Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Texas McGovern School of Medicine, Houston

Astrid Serauto, MD1; Oscar R. Rosales...

The authors report a case of a traumatic, non-aneurysmal dissection of the left popliteal artery in a 76-year-old woman who presented with progressive left lower-extremity claudication and nighttime left foot resting pain.

The authors report a case of a...

08/19/2020

Vascular Disease Management

Right Atrial, Right Ventricular, Superior Vena Cava Dissection Caused by Swan-Ganz Catheter Placement

04/24/2019

Nicholas Suraci, MD¹; Pedro Garcia, MD¹; Christos Mihos²; Gerald Rosen, MD¹; Orlando Santana, MD²

Nicholas Suraci, MD1; Pedro Garcia, ...

This case involves Swan-Ganz catheter placement in a patient who developed cardiogenic shock, possibly due to the catheter dissecting the intimal lining of the superior vena cava and endocardium.

This case involves Swan-Ganz...

04/24/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Dissection Re-entry Technique: How is it Really Looking?

03/27/2019

Ioannis Tsiafoutis, MD¹; Athanasios Antonakopoulos, MD²; Michael Koutouzis, MD¹; Konstantina Katsanou, MD¹; Dimitrios Protogeros, MD³; Theodoros Zografos, MD, PhD¹

Ioannis Tsiafoutis, MD1; Athanasios ...

Dissection re-entry is a widely used technique in many chronic total occlusion centers. This account of a failed re-entry attempt provides in vivo photographic evidence of how the vessel looked after such an attempt. Operators are advised to...

Dissection re-entry is a widely...

03/27/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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 Report

Are We Appropriately Treating Infrapopliteal Arterial Disease? The Need for Precision Imaging With Intravascular Ultrasound

12/13/2018

Nicolas W. Shammas, MD; W. John Shammas, BS; Ehrin J. Armstrong, MD; Qais Radaideh, MD; Gail A. Shammas, BS, RN

Midwest Cardiovascular Research Foundation, Davenport, Iowa

Nicolas W. Shammas, MD; W. John Shamm...

In a case of severe stenosis of the tibioperoneal trunk treated under angiographic and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) guidance, angiography underestimated true vessel size and was unable to identify the presence of dissections vs IVUS.

In a case of severe stenosis of...

12/13/2018

Vascular Disease Management

Clinical Images

Interatrial Septal Dissection Complicating a MitraClip Procedure

10/26/2018

Amged Abdelaziz, MD; Saqib Ali Gowani, MD; Brett Hiendlmayr, MD; Jennifer Jantz, MD; Francis Kiernan, MD; Raymond G. McKay, MD

Amged Abdelaziz, MD; Saqib Ali Gowan...

We report the first case of interatrial dissection and hematoma in association with the MitraClip procedure.

We report the first case of...

10/26/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Novel Balloon Angioplasty Technique for Common Femoral Artery Dissection

08/28/2018

Ali A. Youssef, MD^1,2 and Sayed M. Abdou, MD^1,3

¹Saud Al Babtain Cardiac Center, Dammam, Saudi Arabia; ²Suez Canal University Hospital, Ismailia, Egypt; ³National Heart Institute, Cairo, Egypt

Ali A. Youssef, MD1,2 and Sayed M. Ab...

This case demonstrates the steps of sealing a flow limiting, iatrogenic CFA dissection during primary percutaneous coronary intervention, including a novel balloon angioplasty technique.

This case demonstrates the steps...

08/28/2018

Vascular Disease Management

Recanalization of Total Occlusion of the Superficial Femoral Artery and Profunda Femoris Using the Transcollateral Approach

03/30/2017

Nicolas W. Shammas, MD, MS; Ghassan E. Daher, MD; Bassel Bou Dargham, BS; Rayan Jo Rachwan, MD; Jon Robken, MD

Nicolas W. Shammas, MD, MS; Ghassan ...

We report 1 case and review the literature on transcollateral retrograde crossing of the SFA from the profunda femoris. The procedural steps and devices (wires and crossing catheters) utilized by various operators are outlined.

We report 1 case and review the...

03/30/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Endovascular Stent-Graft Repair of Dissection with Expanding Intramural Hematoma Following Renal Artery Stenting

09/05/2008

Nicolas W. Shammas, MD
Midwest Cardiovascular Research Foundation, Genesis Heart Institute Affiliate Cardiovascular Medicine, PC, Davenport, Iowa

Nicolas W. Shammas, MD Midwest Cardio...

A 75-year-old male presented with recurrent episodes of flash pulmonary edema, angina, renal insufficiency (creatinine 2.1 mg/dl) and recurrent transient ischemic attacks. Diagnostic renal and coronary angiography revealed severe bilateral...

A 75-year-old male presented...

09/05/2008

Vascular Disease Management