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Intracoronary Administration of Thrombolysis for Severe Coronary Artery Ectasia Presenting as an Acute Inferior ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

09/29/2017

Avadhesh Saraswat, MBBS; Atifur Rahman, MBBS, FRACP, FCANZ; Ravinder Batra, MBBS, MD, DM, FRACP

Avadhesh Saraswat, MBBS; Atifur Rahm...

We present a 75-year-old male with acute inferior STEMI, severe coronary artery ectasia, and large thrombus burden in the right coronary artery to support the use of intracoronary thrombolysis as a second-line therapy for a large thrombus...

We present a 75-year-old male...

09/29/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Endovascular Treatment of a Perforated Femoral Artery

06/08/2017

We describe here an endovascular approach to a perforation in the right femoral artery that was emergently closed with gel foam.

We describe here an endovascular...

06/08/2017

Vascular Disease Management

Case Report

Endovascular Treatment of a Perforated Femoral Artery

06/08/2017

Krishna Kumar Bhaskarapillai, DNB (Pediatrics), DNB (Cardiology)¹; Praveen Velappan, MD, DM (Cardiology)²; Prabha Nini Gupta, MD, DM (Cardiology)²; Ashish Singal, MD2; Vijayalekshmi Ambika, MD²

¹Department of Cardiology, Medical College Hospital, Trivandrum; ²Medical College Hospital, Trivandrum, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India

Krishna Kumar Bhaskarapillai, DNB (Pe...

We describe here an endovascular approach to a perforation in the right femoral artery that was emergently closed with gel foam.

We describe here an endovascular...

06/08/2017

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

Original Contribution

Outcomes After Orbital Atherectomy of Severely Calcified Left Main Lesions: Analysis of the ORBIT II Study

03/15/2016

Michael S. Lee, MD¹; Evan Shlofmitz, DO²; Richard Shlofmitz, MD³; Sheila Sahni, MD¹; Brad Martinsen, PhD⁴; Jeffrey Chambers, MD⁵

Michael S. Lee, MD1; Evan Shlofmitz,...

This study evaluated the safety and efficacy of coronary orbital atherectomy to prepare severely calcified protected LM artery lesions for stent placement.

This study evaluated the safety...

03/15/2016

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Stabilization of Coronary Stents Using the Floating-Wire Technique

10/29/2015

Yue Li, MD; Jingyi Xue, MD; Shuang Li, MM; Li Sheng, MD; Danghui Sun, MM; Weimin Li, MM; Yongtai Gong, MD

Yue Li, MD; Jingyi Xue, MD; Shuang ...

Excessive movement of coronary stents within the artery can make accurate stent placement difficult. This study assessed the use of the floating-wire technique to reduce stent motion to improve placement accuracy.

Excessive movement of coronary...

10/29/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Frequency, Indications, and Outcomes of Guide Catheter Extension Use in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

10/01/2015

Thao Duong, MD; George Christopoulos, MD; Michael Luna, MD; George Christakopoulos, MD; Ryan G. Master, MD; Bavana V. Rangan, BDS, MPH; Michele Roesle, RN, BSN; Subhash Banerjee, MD; Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD

Thao Duong, MD; George Christopoulos...

The frequency and outcomes of guide catheter extension use during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has received limited study. The authors retrospectively examine 1539 consecutive PCIs performed between May 2010 and November 2013 to...

The frequency and outcomes of...

10/01/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Embolism of a Fully Expanded Right Coronary Ostium Stent to the Right Brachial Artery During Radial-Access Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

03/27/2015

Shabnam Rashid, BSc, MBChB; Chris Bishwanauth Sawh, MBBS; Dwayne Gavin Conway, MB ChB, MD

Leeds Teaching Hospital, Leeds, West Yorkshire; Sheffield Teaching Hospital, Sheffield, South Yorkshire; and Pinderfields Hospital, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Shabnam Rashid, BSc, MBChB; Chris Bis...

The authors report the case of a 56-year-old male who had embolism of a fully deployed stent from the right coronary ostium to his brachial artery during percutaneous coronary intervention.

The authors report the case of a...

03/27/2015

Vascular Disease Management

Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease Revascularization Utilizing Crossing With OCT Imaging, Re-entry With IVUS Imaging, and Stenting With CERAB Technique

01/01/2015

Judd Salamat, DO; Vincent Varghese, DO; Jon C. George, MD

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

Judd Salamat, DO; Vincent Varghese, D...

The authors report a case of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in the right coronary artery via femoral access after failed right radial PCI.

The authors report a case of...

01/01/2015

Vascular Disease Management