Akihiko Takahashi, MD, PhD

The distal radial approach from the anatomical snuff box on the dorsal side of the hand was first described to open occluded ipsilateral radial arteries.1 This new vascular access site has recently been introduced for percutaneous coronary...

The distal radial approach from...

09/03/2018

Cath Lab Digest

Original Contribution

Vascular Complications of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Via Distal Radial Artery Approach in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction With and Without ST-Segment Elevation

04/01/2022

Akihiko Takahashi , MD, PhD;

Norimasa Taniguchi , MD, PhD;

Takeshi Yamada , MD;

Yuki Matsubara , MD;

Shunsuke Nakajima , MD, PhD;

Soichiro Washimi , MD;

Tetsuya Hata , MD;

Sho Hashimoto , MD;

Distal radial artery access is a novel alternative to conventional radial artery access for coronary catheterization. This study investigated the incidence of vascular complications with percutaneous coronary intervention from DRA access...

Distal radial artery access is a...

04/01/2022

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Migration of a Broken Rotawire Across the Aorta During Retrieval Using the Twin Guidewire Method

02/04/2013

Akihiko Takahashi , MD, PhD;

Yukio Mizuguchi , MD;

Takeshi Yamada , MD;

We describe a case in which fragment retrieval using the twin wire method11 was unsuccessful; this resulted in penetration of the aortic wall by the proximal side of the fractured wire fragment.

We describe a case in which...

02/04/2013

Cath Lab Digest

Original Contribution

Buddy-Balloon Technique for Final Kissing-Balloon Dilatation After Crush Stenting of the Left Main Coronary Artery

01/27/2012

Akihiko Takahashi , MD, PhD;

Shingo Sakamoto , MD;

Norimasa Taniguchi , MD, PhD;

Yukio Mizuguchi , MD;

Takeshi Yamada , MD;

Shunsuke Nakajima , MD, PhD;

Abstract: Background. Crush stenting mandates a final kissing-balloon technique (KBT) for a better clinical outcome; however, recrossing the 2 overlapping stent struts with the balloon catheter is technically challenging. Objectives. The...

Abstract: Background. Crush...

01/27/2012

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Tips and Techniques

Successful Fenestration Using a Chronic Total Occlusion-Dedicated Guidewire in a Patient with Catheter-Induced Dissection of the Right Coronary Artery

01/27/2011

Akihiko Takahashi , MD, PhD;

Shingo Sakamoto , MD;

Norimasa Taniguchi , MD, PhD;

ABSTRACT: Guiding catheter-induced coronary artery dissection is a rare, but hazardous complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and is associated with the potential risk of impairment of coronary blood flow. Therefore,...

ABSTRACT: Guiding...

01/27/2011

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Tips and Techniques

Thrombus Aspiration With Microcatheter for Distal Embolization During Primary Angioplasty for Acute Myocardial Infarction: Technical Notes

10/30/2012

Akihiko Takahashi , MD, PhD;

Shingo Sakamoto , MD;

Norimasa Taniguchi , MD, PhD;

Abstract: We describe a new technique for removing distal emboli that became visible on angiography during percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction. Three patients presented with distal embolization as a filling...

Abstract: We describe a new...

10/30/2012

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Pseudoaneurysm Formation After Cardiac Catheterization Using the Distal Transradial Approach

07/23/2019

Norimasa Taniguchi , MD, PhD;

Yukio Mizuguchi , MD;

Takeshi Yamada , MD;

Shunsuke Nakajima , MD, PhD;

Tetsuya Hata , MD;

Akihiko Takahashi , MD, PhD;

This is the first case report of pseudoaneurysm formation after cardiac catheterization through the distal radial artery, which was easily treated by external compression.

This is the first case report of...

07/23/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology