Thomas E. Kaier, MD, MBA, PhD

The Impact of a Dedicated Chronic Total Occlusion PCI Program on Heart Team Decision Making

A 47-year-old male lifelong smoker underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to the distal segment of an ectatic right coronary artery (RCA) in the context of non–ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). The procedure was...

A 47-year-old male lifelong...

08/01/2022

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

07/27/2022

Divaka Perera , MB, MD, MA, MRCP;

Kalpa De Silva , MBBS, PhD;

Christopher P. Young , MD, PhD;

Simon R. Redwood , MD, FRCP, MBBS;

Harriet Hurrell , MBBS;

Tiffany Patterson , MBBS, PhD, FRCP;

Matthew Li Kam Wa ;

Gracie Fisk ;

Jack Stewart , MBBS, MD;

Kamran Baig , MD;

Michael Ghosh-Dastidar ;

Antegrade Dissection Re-entry for Management of Retained Microcatheter Tips During PCI for Chronic Total Occlusion: A Case Series

Brian R. Clapp , MA, PhD;

Guidelines endorse a heart team (HT) approach to standardize the decision-making process for patients with complex coronary artery disease (CAD). With percutaneous treatment options for complex CAD increasing, we hypothesized that practice...

Guidelines endorse a heart team...

07/27/2022

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Brief Communication

11/04/2022

Nicholas Aroney , MBBS;

Guide-Extension Facilitated Antegrade Dissection Re-entry: A Case Series

Chandan D. Bhavnani , MBBS;

Maciej Marciniak , PhD;

Application of the hybrid algorithm for the treatment of coronary chronic total occlusions requires the operator to readily deploy complex techniques and advanced technologies to achieve successful revascularization. Patient-specific factors...

Application of the hybrid...

11/04/2022

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

07/26/2020

Demonstration of Trapping Technique to Retrieve a Fractured Balloon Catheter

Antegrade dissection and re-entry (ADR) is an established and safe technique for chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention, with high success rates in experienced centers. Chronic total occlusion techniques frequently require...

Antegrade dissection and...

07/26/2020

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Video

08/01/2022

ADR for Management of Retained Microcatheter Tips During PCI for CTO

Video demonstration of a useful technique to retrieve a fractured balloon.

Video demonstration of a useful...

08/01/2022

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Video

11/08/2022

Nicholas Aroney , MBBS;

Chandan D. Bhavnani , MBBS;