Contrast Media

TEE-Guided Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation With Zero Contrast - A Viable Alternative for Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

02/01/2015

H. Kenith Fang , MD;

George A. Gellert , MD, MPH, MPA;

Ashish Pershad , MD;

Ghassan Frajj , MD;

Sudhakar Virendra Girotra , MD;

Acute kidney injury (AKI) stage II-III has been associated with a higher short-term and long-term mortality after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). We present a patient with AKI where fluoroscopic landmarks and TEE imaging were...

Acute kidney injury (AKI) stage...

02/01/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Automated Carbon Dioxide Digital Angiography for Lower-Limb Arterial Disease Evaluation: Safety Assessment and Comparison With Standard Iodinated Contrast Media Angiography

01/09/2015

Filippo Scalise , MD;

Eugenio Novelli , PhD;

Carla Auguadro , MD;

Valentina Casali , MD;

Mariella Manfredi , MD;

Romano Zannoli , PhD;

Carbon dioxide digital subtraction angiography is a valuable and safe alternative to traditional iodinated contrast media for evaluating CLI patients. This 40-patient study supports that this modality should be considered as the standard...

Carbon dioxide digital...

01/09/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology