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Case Report

GuideLiner-Assisted Orbital Atherectomy for PCI of Calcific and Tortuous RCA Stenoses

05/28/2018

Increased vessel tortuosity carries an increased risk of vessel perforation during device delivery. The soft distal tip of the GuideLiner (Teleflex) is designed to counteract this risk. It is our belief that the following two cases are the...

Increased vessel tortuosity...

05/28/2018

Cath Lab Digest

Original Contribution

Aminophylline for Preventing Bradyarrhythmias During Orbital or Rotational Atherectomy of the Right Coronary Artery

02/15/2018

Matthew P. Lillyblad , PharmD;

Emmanouil S. Brilakis , MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FSCAI;

Yader Sandoval , MD;

Michael S. Megaly , MD, MS;

We examined the role of intravenous aminophylline for preventing bradyarrhythmias during atherectomy of the right coronary artery or a dominant circumflex artery.

We examined the role of...

02/15/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Acute Procedural Outcomes of Orbital Atherectomy for the Treatment of Profunda Femoris Artery Disease: Subanalysis of the CONFIRM Registries

12/15/2017

Pratyaksh K. Srivastava , MD;

Saif Al Yaseen , MD;

Daniel Heikali , MD;

John Hollowed , MD;

Ehtisham Mahmud , MD;

Michael S. Lee , MD, DPM, FACFAS, FACC, FSCAI;

We compared the angiographic outcomes of patients treated with orbital atherectomy for profunda femoris artery and superficial femoral artery disease from the CONFIRM I-III registries.

We compared the angiographic...

12/15/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Outcomes of Patients With a History of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Who Underwent Orbital Atherectomy for Severe Coronary Artery Calcification

09/30/2017

John Hollowed , MD;

Arash Nayeri , MD;

Evan Shlofmitz , DO;

Michael S. Lee , MD, DPM, FACFAS, FACC, FSCAI;

Richard A. Shlofmitz , MD;

We assess the angiographic and clinical outcomes of patients with a history of CABG surgery who underwent orbital atherectomy for the treatment of severely calcified coronary lesions. Despite a higher-risk baseline profile, patients with a...

We assess the angiographic and...

09/30/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

A Meta-Analysis of Contemporary Lesion Modification Strategies During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in 244,795 Patients From 22 Studies

07/15/2017

Aris Karatasakis , MD;

Barbara Anna Danek , MD;

Judit Karacsonyi , MD, PhD;

Michele Roesle , RN, BSN, MD;

Bavana V. Rangan , BDS, MPH, MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Waleed Alharbi , MD;

Emmanouil S. Brilakis , MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FSCAI;

Subhash Banerjee , MD, FSCAI;

Outcomes with use of lesion-modification strategies in the drug-eluting stent era have received limited study. We conducted a meta-analysis of 22 studies published between 2004-2016 reporting outcomes after use of rotational atherectomy,...

Outcomes with use of...

07/15/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Five-Year Freedom From Target-Lesion Revascularization Using Excimer Laser Ablation Therapy in the Treatment of In-Stent Restenosis of Femoropopliteal Arteries

05/31/2017

Lorraine Arikat , RA;

Andrew N. Shammas , BS , OMS, MD;

Alec Darrow , BS;

Benjamin Rudy , BA;

Nicolas W. Shammas , MD, MS, FACC, FSCAI, FACP, FSVM;

Avantika Banerjee , MD, BS , MS;

Gail A. Shammas , BSN, BS , RN, BSc;

We present a retrospective analysis from our center on the 5-year outcomes of excimer laser atherectomy in the treatment of in-stent restenosis of the femoropopliteal arteries.

We present a retrospective...

05/31/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

First Clinical Experience With Targeted REnal Nerve Demodulation (TREND-1) Using a Neurotropic Agent for the Treatment of Sympathetic Hypertension

01/15/2017

Mark Wholey , MD;

Emily Stein , PhD;

Venkateswara Rao , PhD;

Nicholas Kipshidze , MD, PhD;

Michael H. Wholey , MD, MBA;

Konstantin Kipiani , MD;

Horst Sievert , MD, FESC, FACC, FSCAI;

Vakhtang Kipiani , MD;

Tea Mukhuradze , MD;

An evaluation of the feasibility and safety of a novel targeted neuromodulatory treatment for sympathetic hypertension involving a one-time local injection of neurotropic agents near renal nerves.

An evaluation of the feasibility...

01/15/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Impact of Impaired Renal Function in Patients With Severely Calcified Coronary Lesions Treated With Orbital Atherectomy

01/15/2017

Richard A. Shlofmitz , MD;

Evan Shlofmitz , DO;

Michael S. Lee , MD, DPM, FACFAS, FACC, FSCAI;

Gentian Lluri , MD, PhD;

We evaluated the clinical outcomes of patients with chronic kidney disease who underwent orbital atherectomy for severe coronary artery calcification prior to stent implantation.

We evaluated the clinical...

01/15/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Tips and Techniques

Atherectomy Prior to Drug-Eluting-Balloon Angioplasty in a Calcified Vessel

12/28/2016

Marcin K. Kolber , MD;

Robert A. Lookstein , MD;

Atherectomy prior to DEB angioplasty is one approach to reduce mural calcification and improve the efficacy of drug delivery.

Atherectomy prior to DEB...

12/28/2016

Vascular Disease Management