Atherectomy

Original Contribution

Subanalysis of the CONFIRM Registries: Acute Procedural Outcomes in Claudicant and Critical Limb Ischemia Patients With Varying Levels of Calcification Treated for Peripheral Arterial Disease With Orbital Atherectomy

10/30/2015

George L. Adams, MD, MHS¹; Tony Das, MD²; Michael S. Lee, MD³; Robert Beasley, MD⁴; Jihad Mustapha, MD⁵

George L. Adams, MD, MHS1; Tony Das,...

This analysis compares the procedural outcomes of PAD patients treated with orbital atherectomy stratified by Rutherford class and acute angiographic outcomes of these patients stratified by degree of lesion calcification.

This analysis compares the...

10/30/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Data From the EASE Atherectomy Trial: An Interview With Tom Davis, MD

10/03/2015

At the 5th Annual Amputation Prevention Symposium, Vascular Disease Management spoke with Thomas Davis, MD, about the Endovascular Atherectomy Safety and Effectiveness (EASE) trial, an FDA-approved Investigational Device Exemption (IDE)...

At the 5th Annual Amputation...

10/03/2015

Vascular Disease Management

Data From the EASE Atherectomy Trial: An Interview With Tom Davis, MD

10/03/2015

At the 5th Annual Amputation...

10/03/2015

Vascular Disease Management

Subset Analysis of DEFINITIVE LE: An Interview With Lawrence A. Garcia, MD

10/03/2015

At the 5th Annual Amputation Prevention Symposium, Vascular Disease Management asked Lawrence A. Garcia, MD, to share details about subset analysis and new insights from the DEFINITIVE LE trial. The DEFINITIVE LE study was conducted at 47...

At the 5th Annual Amputation...

10/03/2015

Vascular Disease Management

Subset Analysis of DEFINITIVE LE: An Interview With Lawrence A. Garcia, MD

10/03/2015

At the 5th Annual Amputation...

10/03/2015

Vascular Disease Management

Review

The Impact and Pathophysiologic Consequences of Coronary Artery Calcium Deposition in Percutaneous Coronary Interventions

08/25/2015

Michael S. Lee, MD and Neal Shah, MD

Michael S. Lee, MD and Neal Shah, MD ...

The presence of coronary artery calcium (CAC) is indicative of advanced coronary artery disease. We discuss the implications of CAC on outcomes during and after PCI as well as interventional strategies used for the successful treatment of...

The presence of coronary artery...

08/25/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Interim Data From the VISION OCT Image-Guided Atherectomy Trial

07/01/2015

Jennifer Ford

At the 2015 New Cardiovascular Horizons meeting, Vascular Disease Management spoke with VISION trial investigator Patrick Muck, MD, and Avinger founder and CEO John B. Simpson, MD, about the VISION trial and the Pantheris system.

At the 2015 New Cardiovascular...

07/01/2015

Vascular Disease Management

Rotational Atherectomy in the Era of Cost Containment

03/31/2015

Paula Mota, MD¹; Romeu Ca√ß√£o²; Ant√≥nio Leit√£o Marques, MD³

Paula Mota, MD1; Romeu Ca√ß√£o2; An...

Interventional cardiologists are frequently asked to reduce procedural costs, and devices that are initially thought to be more expensive can sometimes reduce overall costs. This was the case at our institution with direct Rotawire and...

Interventional cardiologists are...

03/31/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Stent and Non-Stent Based Outcomes of Infrainguinal Peripheral Artery Interventions From the Multicenter XLPAD Registry

01/09/2015

Subhash Banerjee, MD^1,2; Gene Pershwitz, MD²; Karan Sarode, MA^1,2; Atif Mohammad, MD^1,2;
Mazen S. Abu-Fadel, MD³; Mirza S. Baig, MD^1,2; Shirling Tsai, MD^1,2; Bertis B. Little, PhD²;
Osvaldo S. Gigliotti, MD⁴; Ediberto Soto-Cora, MD⁵; Mazin I. Foteh, MD⁶; Gerardo Rodriguez, MD⁷;
Andrew Klein, MD⁸; Tayo Addo, MD¹; Michael Luna, MD¹; Nicolas W. Shammas, MD⁹; Anand Prasad, MD¹⁰;
Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD^1,2

Subhash Banerjee, MD1,2; Gene Pershw...

We analyzed data from the ongoing multicenter XLPAD registry to report on the use of non-stent (atherectomy ± balloon angioplasty) and stent-based treatment of superficial femoral ar-tery (SFA), popliteal, and below-the-knee (BTK) vessels in...

We analyzed data from the...

01/09/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

A 64-Year-Old Patient With Left Lower Extremity Claudication

11/05/2014

Ravish Sachar, MD, FACC, North Carolina Heart and Vascular, Rex Hospital, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Ravish Sachar, MD, FACC, North Caroli...

Due to the patient’s symptoms, a decision was made to proceed with revascularization of the left popliteal artery. The location of the stenosis was not ideal for stenting and, therefore, the lesion was treated with directional atherectomy.

Due to the patient’s symptoms, a...

11/05/2014

Cath Lab Digest