New devices

Miracor Medical Systems Begins European Launch of Its Next-Generation PICSO Impulse System

08/06/2014

PICSO is designed to increase myocardial perfusion in conjunction with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and thereby reduce infarct size and improve cardiac function. To date, nearly 160 patients have been treated, and the most...

PICSO is designed to increase...

08/06/2014

Cath Lab Digest

Circulatory Support for Shock Complicating Myocardial Infarction

08/05/2014

Deepak Acharya, MD; Renzo Y. Loyaga-Rendon, MD; Jose A. Tallaj, MD; Salpy V. Pamboukian, MD, MSPH; Mark F. Sasse, MD

Deepak Acharya, MD; Renzo Y. Loyaga-...

We discuss a patient with acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention and hemodynamic support with a new short-term percutaneously inserted device, the Impella CP (Abiomed).

We discuss a patient with acute...

08/05/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Vascular Disease

Crossing of Infrainguinal Peripheral Arterial Chronic Total Occlusion With a Blunt Microdissection Catheter

08/05/2014

Subhash Banerjee, MD^1,2; Rahul Thomas, MD¹; Karan Sarode, MA^1,2; Atif Mohammad, MD^1,2; Salil Sethi, MD³; Mirza S. Baig, MD^1,2; Osvaldo S. Gigliotti, MD⁴; M. Ishti Ali, MD⁵; Andrew Klein, MD⁶; Mazen S. Abu-Fadel, MD⁷; Nicolas W. Shammas, MD⁸; Anand Prasad, MD³; Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD^1,2

Subhash Banerjee, MD1,2; Rahul Thoma...

Crossing of lower-extremity arterial chronic total occlusion (CTO) can be challenging. This study examines the use of the Viance peripheral CTO crossing device (Covidien) in the superficial femoral, popliteal, and below-the knee arterial...

Crossing of lower-extremity...

08/05/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Preliminary Experience in the Use of CERA Occluders for Closure of Different Intracardiac and Extracardiac Shunts

08/04/2014

Roland Fiszer, MD¹; Malgorzata Szkutnik, MD²; Beata Chodor, MD¹; Jacek Bialkowski, MD²

Roland Fiszer, MD1; Malgorzata Szkut...

We present our preliminary experience in transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect, patent foramen ovale, patent ductus arteriosus, and postinfarction ventricular septal defect with the Cera occluder from Lifetech Scientific.

We present our preliminary...

08/04/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Invasive Hepatocellular Carcinoma With Recurrent Pulmonary Embolism: Use of AngioVac CannulaThrombectomy Device for Mechanical Aspiration

07/08/2014

Prasanna Sengodan, MD; Harpreet Grewal, MD; Sanjay Gandhi, MD

Prasanna Sengodan, MD; Harpreet Grew...

We describe the use of a novel AngioVac venous extracorporeal bypass system (AngioDynamics) to remove a part of large right atrial tumor and thrombus in a patient with recurrent pulmonary embolism from hepatocellular carcinoma infiltrating...

We describe the use of a novel...

07/08/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Robotic-Enhanced PCI Compared to the Traditional Manual Approach

07/08/2014

Nathaniel R. Smilowitz, MD; Jeffrey W. Moses, MD; Fernando A. Sosa, BA; Benjamin Lerman, BA; Yasir Qureshi, MD; Kate E. Dalton, MS; Lauren T. Privitera, MPH; Diane Canone-Weber, MPH; Varinder Singh, MD; Martin B. Leon, MD; Giora Weisz, MD

Nathaniel R. Smilowitz, MD; Jeffrey ...

Remote-controlled robotic-enhanced percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) was developed to improve procedural outcomes, reduce operator radiation exposure, and improve ergonomics. Critics questioned whether protection of the operator might...

Remote-controlled...

07/08/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Avoiding the Aortic Arch and Using Flow Reversal: Carotid Artery Stenting with the Silk Road System to Reduce Stroke

03/27/2014

Cath Lab Digest talks with Richard Cambria, MD, Chief of the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery and Co-Director of the Thoracic Aortic Center at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.

Cath Lab Digest talks with Richard Ca...

The cumulative experience of 400 cases suggests that the Silk Road variation on carotid stenting may be the technical improvement or evolution that makes carotid artery stenting equivalent in perioperative outcomes to carotid endarterectomy,...

The cumulative experience of 400...

03/27/2014

Cath Lab Digest

Rapid Communication

First-in-Man Implantation of Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold in Left Internal Mammary Artery Graft

01/29/2014

Surender Deora, MD, DM, Sanjay Shah, MD, DM, Tejas Patel, DM

Surender Deora, MD, DM, Sanjay Shah, ...

Bioresorbable vascular scaffold has many advantages over the metallic stent in the treatment of coronary stenotic lesions. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report of the Absorb bioresorbable vascular scaffold implanted in...

Bioresorbable vascular scaffold...

01/29/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Invasive Thoughts

The Future of Innovation in Interventional Cardiology ‚Äî Have We Left the Golden Era?

10/31/2013

Steven L. Goldberg, MD

The author offers his thoughts on the United States Food and Drug Administration’s requirements for device approval.

The author offers his thoughts...

10/31/2013

Journal of Invasive Cardiology