angioplasty

Location of Dissections Post Balloon Angioplasty in Patients With Femoropopliteal Arterial Disease as Seen on Intravascular Ultrasound

06/28/2019

Nicolas W. Shammas, MD, MS¹; W. John Shammas, BS¹; James T. Torey, PA²; Andrew N. Shammas, BS, OMS¹

Nicolas W. Shammas, MD, MS1; W. John...

We reviewed images from our intravascular ultrasound core lab to define the various locations of dissections in femoropopliteal arteries post balloon angioplasty in relation to plaque morphology.

We reviewed images from our...

06/28/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Angioplasty of CTO of Entire Length of Inferior Vena Cava and Bilateral Iliac Veins

05/30/2019

Rajeev Bhardwaj, MD, DM; Anupam Jogta, MD; Malay Sarkar, MD

Rajeev Bhardwaj, MD, DM; Anupam Jogt...

We present a patient who underwent angioplasty of the entire length of the inferior vena cava.

We present a patient who...

05/30/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Conference Coverage

The Role of Lithoplasty in Calcified Lesions: Is There Promise of Improved Results?

04/16/2018

Thomas Zeller, MD, PhD

Universitaets-Herzzentrum, Freiburg Bad Krozingen, Germany

Thomas Zeller, MD, PhD Universita...

Recent data have confirmed that an endovascular-first approach using drug-eluting technologies or endoprostheses is at least non-inferior to bypass surgery even in longer lesions. However, the major drawback of balloon angioplasty, and even...

Recent data have confirmed that...

04/16/2018

Vascular Disease Management

Original Contribution

Root Cause Analysis of Deaths in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarctions Treated with Primary PCI: What Can We Do Better?

03/15/2017

Fredy El Sakr, MD; Mohamad Kenaan, MD; Daniel Menees, MD; Milan Seth, BS, MS; Hitinder S. Gurm, MD

Fredy El Sakr, MD; Mohamad Kenaan, M...

Recent data demonstrate that mortality of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) has not changed despite dramatic reduction in door-to-balloon times. Identifying potential areas in care that can be further optimized to...

Recent data demonstrate that...

03/15/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Research

Acute Results of Directional Atherectomy for the Treatment of Claudication and Critical Limb Ischemia in the DEFINITIVE LE Study

02/08/2017

This study assesses the acute safety of directional atherectomy for endovascular treatment of peripheral arterial disease in infrainguinal arteries.

This study assesses the acute...

02/08/2017

Vascular Disease Management

Original Research

Acute Results of Directional Atherectomy for the Treatment of Claudication and Critical Limb Ischemia in the DEFINITIVE LE Study

02/08/2017

Lawrence A. Garcia, MD¹; Michael Jaff, MD²; Krishna Rocha-Singh, MD³; Thomas Zeller, MD⁴; James McKinsey, MD⁵

¹St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Brighton, Massachusetts;²Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; ³Prairie Medical, Springfield, Illinois;⁴Universitats-Herzzentrum Freiburg - Bad Krozingen, Bad Krozingen, Germany; ⁵Mount Sinai University, New York, New York

Lawrence A. Garcia, MD1; Michael Jaff...

This study assesses the acute safety of directional atherectomy for endovascular treatment of peripheral arterial disease in infrainguinal arteries.

This study assesses the acute...

02/08/2017

Vascular Disease Management

True Femoral Arterial Puncture Site vs Perceived Arterial Puncture Site

10/28/2015

Najam Wasty, MD; Vadim Spektor, MD; Zeshan Rana, MD; Daniel Tsyvine, MD; Gurinder Rana, MD; Muhammad Khakwani, MD; Marc Cohen, MD

Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, New Jersey

Najam Wasty, MD; Vadim Spektor, MD; Z...

Commonly used techniques for isolating the true arterial puncture site are often imprecise. The authors present a useful indicator of the true arterial puncture site following a presentation of data on perceived vs true puncture sites.

Commonly used techniques for...

10/28/2015

Vascular Disease Management

Commentary

Allen`s Testing Prior to Transradial Cardiac Catheterization: State of the Arch

09/02/2015

Rahul Sharma, MD and Robert J. Applegate, MD

Rahul Sharma, MD and Robert J. Appleg...

Many experts recommend assessing the patency of the palmar arch prior to transradial angioplasty for cardiac catheterization; however, there are no robust data to support this practice. Therefore, it is perhaps time to reevaluate this...

Many experts recommend assessing...

09/02/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

A Study of Left Renal Artery Pseudoaneurysm With Multiple Fractures of Stent

04/30/2014

Ash Jain, MD; Lamiya Sheikh, MS

Washington Hospital Healthcare System, Fremont, California

Ash Jain, MD; Lamiya Sheikh, MS W...

The authors present a case and discuss management of formation of pseudoaneurysm after stent fracture associated with renal artery stenosis and stenting.

The authors present a case and...

04/30/2014

Vascular Disease Management