Chronic Total Occlusion

Case Report

Retrograde Popliteal Artery Access for Angioplasty of Chronic Total Occlusion of the Iliofemoral Artery

08/28/2018

Ramachandra Barik, MD, DNB; Debasish Das, DM; Smarak Ranjan Rout, MD; D. Sitharam, CVT; Manas Ranjan Barik, CVT

India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

Ramachandra Barik, MD, DNB; Debasish ...

Ramachandra Barik, MD, DNB, reports on a case of a patient with peripheral angioplasty and chronic total occlusion of the right femoropopliteal with total occlusion of contralateral side of the common femoral artery.

Ramachandra Barik, MD, DNB,...

08/28/2018

Vascular Disease Management

Original Research

Facilitated Intraluminal Guidewire Passage in Femoropopliteal Occlusive Pathology: Simplified Instrumentation Technique

07/16/2018

Frank Pomposelli, Jr, MD¹; Albert K. Chin, MD²

¹Chair, Department of Surgery, St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts; Professor of Surgery, Tufts University School of Medicine; ²Chief Medical Officer, Cruzar Medsystems, Inc, San Carlos, California

Frank Pomposelli, Jr, MD1; Albert K. ...

It is estimated that CTO is present in up to 40% of patients with symptomatic PAD. Initial guidewire passage required to perform successful intervention on the atherosclerotic segment becomes more difficult with the occurrence of CTO.

It is estimated that CTO is...

07/16/2018

Vascular Disease Management

Original Contribution

Long-Term Follow-up After Retrograde Recanalization of Superficial Femoral Artery Chronic Total Occlusion

09/30/2017

Zoltan Ruzsa, MD, PhD^1,2; Joanna Wojtasik-Bakalarz, MD³; Andras Nyerges, MD²; Tomasz Rakowski, MD, PhD³; Pawel Kleczynski, MD, PhD³; Stanislaw Bartus, MD, PhD³

Zoltan Ruzsa, MD, PhD1,2; Joanna Woj...

CTO of the SFA occurs in >50% of the patient population with peripheral artery disease. This study assesses the safety of the retrograde procedure with long-term follow-up of 86 patients; our results show a high technical success rate and...

CTO of the SFA occurs in >50%...

09/30/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Novel Crossing System for the Recanalization of Complex Chronic Total Occlusions: Ex vivo Proof of Concept of the SoundBite Crossing System

03/30/2017

Simon B√©rub√©, MD¹; Andrew Benko, MD¹; Marc-Antoine Despatis, MD; MSc¹; Louis-Philippe Riel, MSc²; Marianne Brodmann, MD³; Eric Therasse, MD⁴; Martin Brouillette, PhD²; Jihad A. Mustapha, MD⁵; Philippe G√©n√©reux, MD^6,7,8,9

Simon B√©rub√©, MD1; Andrew Benko, M...

The current report describes the first use of the SoundBite Crossing System in the recanalization of human ex vivo occluded arteries below the knee during a simulated procedure performed under fluoroscopy.

The current report describes the...

03/30/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Effects of Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty on Diastolic Function in Patients With Chronic Occlusion of Lower-Extremity Artery

10/15/2016

Wonho Kim, MD^1,3,4; Ramon Quesada, MD²; Melanie B. Schernthaner, MD¹; Raul E. Herrera, MD¹; Juan-Carlos Zevallos, MD³; Victor N. Becerra, BS³; Juan M. Acu√±a, MD³; Barry T. Katzen, MD¹

Wonho Kim, MD1,3,4; Ramon Quesada, M...

We investigated whether successful revascularization of total occlusion of a large lower-extremity artery is associated with improvement of left ventricular diastolic function.

We investigated whether...

10/15/2016

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Interview

Lessons From the Coronary Space for Peripheral Chronic Total Occlusion Therapy: An Interview With William Lombardi, MD

07/05/2016

Jennifer Ford

William Lombardi, MD, describes a treatment algorithm developed by himself and his colleagues to treat coronary chronic total occlusions and discusses how this algorithm could translate to peripheral vascular therapy.

William Lombardi, MD, describes...

07/05/2016

Vascular Disease Management

Original Contribution

Contrast Utilization During Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Insights From a Contemporary Multicenter Registry

07/01/2016

Georgios E. Christakopoulos, MD¹; Dimitri Karmpaliotis, MD²; Khaldoon Alaswad, MD³; Robert W. Yeh, MD⁴; Farouc A. Jaffer, MD, PhD⁵; R. Michael Wyman, MD⁵; William Lombardi, MD⁶; J. Aaron Grantham, MD⁷; David A. Kandzari, MD⁸; Nicholas Lembo, MD⁸; Jeffrey W. Moses, MD²; Ajay Kirtane, MD, SM²; Manish Parikh, MD²; Philip Green, MD²; Matthew Finn, MD²; Santiago Garcia, MD⁹; Anthony Doing, MD¹⁰; Mitul Patel, MD¹¹; John Bahadorani, MD¹¹; Georgios Christopoulos, MD¹; Aris Karatasakis, MD¹; Craig A. Thompson, MD, MMSc¹²; Subhash Banerjee, MD¹; Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD¹

Georgios E. Christakopoulos, MD1; Di...

This study examines the association of clinical, angiographic, and procedural variables with contrast volume administered during 1330 CTO-PCIs performed at 12 experienced United States centers.

This study examines the...

07/01/2016

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Intravascular-Ultrasound Assisted Localization and Revascularization of an Ostial Chronic Total Occlusion: Utility of Near-Field and Far-Field Imaging

02/24/2015

Eric L. Wallace, DO and Khaled M. Ziada, MD

Eric L. Wallace, DO and Khaled M. Zia...

We demonstrate the utility of intravascular ultrasound imaging in the localization of an ambiguous or “stump-less” ostial CTO in addition to providing real-time far-field imaging, which is helpful in tracking wire progress through the...

We demonstrate the utility of...

02/24/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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

Original Research

Recanalization of Infrainguinal Chronic Total Occlusions With the Crosser System: Results of the PATRIOT Trial

09/27/2014

John Laird, MD¹; James Joye, DO²; Naveen Sachdev, MD³; Paul Huang, MD⁴; Ronald Caputo, MD⁵; Imran Mohiuddin, MD⁶; John Runyon, MD⁷; Tony Das, MD⁸

John Laird, MD1; James Joye, DO2; N...

Peripheral artery CTOs are commonly encountered during the evaluation and management of patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease. We report the results of a prospective, multicenter trial that evaluated the angiographic and...

Peripheral artery CTOs are...

09/27/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology