Theodoros Zografos, MD, PhD

Athanasios Antonakopoulos , MD, MSc;

Dimitrios Protogeros , MD;

Rotational Atherectomy and Simultaneous Temporary Transvenous Pacing Through a Forearm Approach

Dissection re-entry is a widely used technique in many chronic total occlusion centers. This account of a failed re-entry attempt provides in vivo photographic evidence of how the vessel looked after such an attempt. Operators are advised to...

Dissection re-entry is a widely...

03/27/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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03/30/2018

Nikolaos Bourboulis , MD, PhD;

Apostolos Katsivas , MD, PhD;

Compartment Syndrome: A Rare and Frightening Complication of Transradial Catheterization

To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported RA procedure with transvenous pacing utilizing a complete forearm approach, which illustrates the feasibility of this procedure and its advantages for the patient.

To the best of our knowledge,...

03/30/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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09/25/2018

The Reverse T-Stenting and Small Protrusion Technique: A Novel Technique for Coronary Bifurcation Lesions

The compartment syndrome is a severe complication of transradial approach and can be prevented by prompt treatment of forearm hematoma; otherwise, fasciotomies are urgent.

The compartment syndrome is a...

09/25/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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11/28/2017

Ping-Pong Guide Catheter Technique for Facilitating Antegrade Crossing of a Chronic Total Occlusion

Grigorios Tsigkas , MD, PhD;

Athanasios Antonakopoulos , MD, MSc;

Nikolaos Bourboulis , MD, PhD;

Apostolos Katsivas , MD, PhD;

Bifurcation lesions may be encountered in approximately 15%-20% of PCIs. A 2-stent approach is required in up to 30% of these procedures. We describe a novel technique based on a modification of TAP stenting, suitable for procedures where a...

Bifurcation lesions may be...

11/28/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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11/17/2023

Emmanouil S. Brilakis , MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FSCAI;

First Reported Case of Skin Necrosis Due to Prolonged Mechanical Compression After Transradial Catheterization

A 60-year-old man was referred for percutaneous coronary intervention of a proximal left circumflex chronic total occlusion with distal filling via epicardial collaterals from the left anterior descending artery. The 30-mm lesion had a...

A 60-year-old man was referred...

11/17/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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01/26/2020

D. Tsoutsos ;

Transradial Approach for Cardiac Catheterization in Patients With Negative Allen`s Test

J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2020;32(2):E46. Key words: cardiac imaging, complication, radial access

J INVASIVE CARDIOL...

01/26/2020

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

06/15/2015

Christos Maniotis , MD, PhD;

Constantinos Andreou , MD;

Evangelos Lazaris , MD;