Tejas M. Patel, MD, DM

A Simple Technique to Facilitate Right Heart Catheter Placement From Right Atrium to Right Ventricle: The Virtual Hydraulic Guidewire Technique

Justin A. Ratcliffe , MD;

Tak W. Kwan , MD, FACC;

Ramesh Daggubati , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Sooraj Shah , MD;

Yili Huang , DO, MD;

Nicholas S. Amoroso , MD;

This study demonstrates the feasibility and safety of transpedal arterial access for lower-extremity angiography and intervention using ultrasound assessment of the pedal arteries before the procedure and at 1-month follow-up.

This study demonstrates the...

06/29/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

01/31/2016

Nishith H. Vayada , MD;

Stenting Through a Portacath for Totally Occluded Superior Vena Cava in a Case of Non-Hodgkin‚Äôs Lymphoma<br />

We describe a simple technique that significantly improves the probability of successful passage of right heart catheter from RA to RV.

We describe a simple technique...

01/31/2016

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

08/01/2008

Utility of Transradial Approach for Peripheral Vascular Interventions

Alok Ranjan , MD, DM, MRCP;

Hemant Malhotra , MD, DNB;

Rajnikant Patel , MD;

Anoop K. Gupta , MD, DM, DNB;

Superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) is a distressing manifestation of benign or malignant disease obstructing return of blood flow through the superior vena cava (SVC).1 Patients with this syndrome can be extremely uncomfortable or may develop...

Superior vena cava syndrome...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Review

05/29/2015

Kintur Sanghvi , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Rajiv Gulati , MD, PhD;

John T. Coppola , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Management of Guidewire-Induced Coronary Artery Perforations through Transradial Route-A Simple Approach

Surender Deora , MD, DM;

This review demonstrates the feasibility of the transradial approach (TRA) to address different peripheral vascular lesions. Advantages and limitations are highlighted, and the results of different studies using this approach for peripheral...

This review demonstrates the...

05/29/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

12/07/2009

Allen`s Test: Does it Have Any Significance in Current Practice?

Indra Kuladhipati , MD;

From the †Total Cardiovascular Solutions Private Limited, and Sheth V.S.General Hospital, Ahmedabad, India. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscript submitted June 19, 2009, provisional acceptance...

From the †Total Cardiovascular...

12/07/2009

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Invasive Thoughts

04/29/2015

Ashesh N. Buch , MBChB, MD, FRCP;

Ashish H. Shah , MD, MRCP, DM, DO;

Successful Percutaneous Endovascular Management of Acute Post-traumatic Superior Mesenteric Artery Dissection (full title below)

Despite demonstrating better patient safety, acceptance of TRA as an access site of choice has remained low, with geographical variations. One of the relative contraindications to performing PCI through TRA is an abnormal Allen’s test (AT),...

Despite demonstrating better...

04/29/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

04/07/2010