Atherectomy

Case Report

Utilization of the Jetstream Navitus L for CTO Crossing and Debulking

10/15/2014

Orlando Marrero, RCIS, MBA, Tampa, Florida, Van Crisco, MD, FACC, FSCAI, First Coast Heart and Vascular Center, Jacksonville, Florida

Orlando Marrero, RCIS, MBA, Tampa, Fl...

A 46-year-old female presented with a non-healing wound on the right foot. Duplex ultrasound suggested an occluded distal right superficial femoral artery (SFA). Single leg right lower extremity arteriogram runoff revealed the 100% occlusion...

A 46-year-old female presented...

10/15/2014

Cath Lab Digest

Vascular Disease

Pooled Analysis of the CONFIRM Registries: Outcomes in Renal Disease Patients Treated for Peripheral Arterial Disease Using Orbital Atherectomy

08/05/2014

Michael S. Lee, MD¹; Tae Yang, MD²; George L. Adams, MD, MHS³; Jihad Mustapha, MD⁴; Tony Das, MD⁵

Michael S. Lee, MD1; Tae Yang, MD2; ...

This subanalysis of the CONFIRM I-III registries compared the composite procedural complication rates of patients with versus without renal disease who underwent orbital atherectomy for peripheral arterial disease.

This subanalysis of the CONFIRM...

08/05/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Commentary

Atherectomy for Calcified Femoropopliteal Disease: Are We Making Progress?

08/05/2014

Dmitriy N. Feldman, MD

Femoropopliteal (FP) atherosclerotic disease is responsible for the majority of cases of symptomatic lower-extremity peripheral artery disease (PAD). Dr Feldman offers a thoughtful commentary on the results of the COMPLIANCE 360° Trial and...

Femoropopliteal (FP)...

08/05/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Vascular Disease

The COMPLIANCE 360° Trial: A Randomized, Prospective, Multicenter, Pilot Study Comparing Acute and Long-Term Results of Orbital Atherectomy to Balloon Angioplasty for Calcified Femoropopliteal Disease

08/05/2014

Raymond Dattilo, MD^1*; Stevan I. Himmelstein, MD²; Robert F. Cuff, MD, RVT³

Raymond Dattilo, MD1*; Stevan I. Him...

This study compares treatment results of orbital atherectomy vs balloon angioplasty for calcified femoropopliteal disease. 12-month follow-up results are discussed.

This study compares treatment...

08/05/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Vascular Disease

Orbital Atherectomy: Device Evolution and Clinical Data

05/20/2014

Cezar S. Staniloae, MD1 and Ravikiran Korabathina, MD2

Cezar S. Staniloae, MD1 and Ravikiran...

The DiamondBack 360° Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System (Cardiovascular Systems, Inc) was specifically designed to work in severely calcified plaque. This article reviews the history, mechanism of action, evolution, clinical data, and...

The DiamondBack 360° Peripheral...

05/20/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Vascular Disease

Orbital Atherectomy: Device Evolution and Clinical Data

05/20/2014

Cezar S. Staniloae, MD1 and Ravikiran Korabathina, MD2

Cezar S. Staniloae, MD1 and Ravikiran...

The DiamondBack 360° Peripheral...

05/20/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Distal Protection in Peripheral Vascular Interventions

02/05/2014

Meticulous technique is imperative in all interventions but is particularly important in atherectomy.

Meticulous technique is...

02/05/2014

Vascular Disease Management

Vascular Disease

A Critical View of the Peripheral Atherectomy Data in the Treatment of Infrainguinal Arterial Disease

01/08/2014

Henry C. Quevedo, MD, Salman A. Arain, MD, Gholam Ali, MD, Nidal Abi Rafeh, MD

Henry C. Quevedo, MD, Salman A. Arain...

Atherectomy is the removal of atherosclerotic plaque by excision, abrasion, or ablation during endovascular treatment of PAD. It can be performed as a stand-alone therapy, but most commonly is performed as an adjunct to balloon angioplasty...

Atherectomy is the removal of...

01/08/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Nitinol-Constrained Balloon Dilatation to Minimize Vessel Trauma and Dissections in Peripheral Arterial Interventions

09/30/2013

Jonathan Nachtigall, DO, Jon C. George, MD

Division of Interventional Cardiology & Endovascular Medicine Deborah Heart and Lung Center, Browns Mills, New Jersey

Jonathan Nachtigall, DO, Jon C. Georg...

The authors present a case of right superficial femoral artery calcified stenosis treated using rotational atherectomy with aspiration thrombectomy complicated by a small non-flow-limiting dissection of the treated segment.

The authors present a case of...

09/30/2013

Vascular Disease Management

Atherectomy and Critical Limb Ischemia: A Treatment Approach for Severely Calcified Vessels

09/30/2013

J.A. Mustapha, MD; Larry J. Diaz-Sandoval, MD; Barbara Karenko, DO; Fadi Saab, MD

Metro Health Hospital, Wyoming, Michigan

J.A. Mustapha, MD; Larry J. Diaz-Sand...

Atherectomy devices excise, ablate, or modify calcified deposits and plaque, allowing compliance alteration of severely calcified vessels, rendering them more suitable for treatment with balloons and/or stents.

Atherectomy devices excise,...

09/30/2013

Vascular Disease Management