dissections

Case Report

Identifying and Repairing Dissections Using Intravascular Ultrasound: Are We There Yet?

08/19/2019

Nicolas W. Shammas, MD, MS; W. John Shammas, BA

The Midwest Cardiovascular Research Foundation, Davenport, Iowa

Nicolas W. Shammas, MD, MS; W. John S...

The authors present a case that illustrates the importance of IVUS in characterizing dissections and brings forward the question of whether IVUS should be used as the primary modality to identify and repair dissections.

The authors present a case that...

08/19/2019

Vascular Disease Management

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