Michael Liou, MD

Vascular Disease

Approach to Tibiopedal Retrograde Revascularization of Below-The-Knee Peripheral Arterial Diseases With or Without Transradial Guidance Peripheral Angiography

12/29/2019

Samuel Lee , BA;

Ádám Csavajda , MD;

Sooraj Shah , MD;

Zoltán Ruzsa , MD, PhD;

Yili Huang , DO, MD;

Tak W. Kwan , MD, FACC;

Michael Liou , MD;

Béla Merkely , MD, DSc;

Wah Wah Htun , MD;

Apurva Patel , MD;

Tibiopedal retrograde revascularization of below-the-knee lesions is an emerging technique in peripheral interventions. We performed an observational cohort study of 194 consecutive adult patients with critical limb ischemia who underwent...

Tibiopedal retrograde...

12/29/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Commentary

Is Same-Day Discharge After Elective PCI in the Elderly Ready for Prime Time?

07/02/2010

Michael Liou , MD;

Tak W. Kwan , MD, FACC;

In the modern era of elective cardiac catheterization, there is a major difference in hospital discharge after a diagnostic and interventional procedure. While the majority of diagnostic catheterization is performed on an outpatient basis,...

In the modern era of elective...

07/02/2010

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Commentary

What is the Price for Perfection for Precise Aorto-Ostial Stent Placement?

07/28/2011

Tak W. Kwan , MD, FACC;

Yili Huang , DO, MD;

Michael Liou , MD;

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of an aorto-ostial lesion requires precise implantation of a coronary artery stent in order to prevent adverse clinical outcomes. “Geographic miss” occurs when the lesion is not fully covered or...

Percutaneous coronary...

07/28/2011

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Review

Tips and Tricks for Stenting of Bifurcation Coronary Lesions

09/09/2010

Yumiko Kanei , MD;

Lori Vales , MD;

Michael Liou , MD;

Tak W. Kwan , MD, FACC;

Shao-Liang Chen , MD;

ABSTRACT: Although the provisional stenting technique to treat coronary bifurcation lesions is the preferred method, many bifurcation lesions still require a two-stent technique to optimize the result and clinical outcome. This manuscript...

ABSTRACT: Although the...

09/09/2010

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Review

Perfection of Precise Ostial Stent Placement

07/02/2012

David James , MD;

Tak W. Kwan , MD, FACC;

John T. Coppola , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Yili Huang , DO, MD;

Michael Liou , MD;

Sally Wong , PhD;

Abstract: Ostial lesions, including aorta-ostial lesions and Medina 001 bifurcation lesions, are known to create difficulty in precise stent placement. There are many techniques used to help in precise ostial stent placement; these include...

Abstract: Ostial lesions,...

07/02/2012

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Tips and Techniques

Treatment of Radial Artery Pseudoaneurysm Using a Novel Compression Device

06/02/2010

Yumiko Kanei , MD;

Tak W. Kwan , MD, FACC;

Frank Tung , MD;

Michael Liou , MD;

ABSTRACT: Radial artery pseudoaneurysm is an extremely rare complication associated with transradial catheterization. We report 2 cases of pseudoaneurysm of the radial artery that were successfully treated using the Terumo TR band. We...

ABSTRACT: Radial artery...

06/02/2010

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Superficial Femoral Artery Intervention by Single Transpedal Arterial Access

11/01/2015

Yili Huang , DO, MD;

Hugo Rosero , DO;

Michael Liou , MD;

Nicholas S. Amoroso , MD;

Ravi Diwan , MD;

Justin A. Ratcliffe , MD;

Moinakhtar Lala , MD;

Tak W. Kwan , MD, FACC;

Olivier F. Bertrand , MD, PhD;

John T. Coppola , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Sooraj Shah , MD;

There are limited reports of transpedal artery access for peripheral artery interventions, but none to date describing routine primary transpedal artery approach for SFA stenting. We report on 4 patients who underwent successful endovascular...

There are limited reports of...

11/01/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Radial Access Technique

The Utility of Extension Catheters in Transradial Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

01/09/2015

Ramesh Daggubati , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Yili Huang , DO, MD;

Aravinda Nanjundappa , MD, RVT, MBA;

Michael Liou , MD;

David James , MD;

Ravi Diwan , MD;

Tejas M. Patel , MD, DM;

Rahul Patri , MD;

Samir B. Pancholy , MD, FACP, FACC, FSCAI;

Justin A. Ratcliffe , MD;

Tak W. Kwan , MD, FACC;

An evaluation of the use of extension catheters in transradial intervention of complex coronary lesions. The use of an extension catheter may assist in improving successful intervention and decrease the frequency of crossover to a femoral...

An evaluation of the use of...

01/09/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Tips and Tricks for Antegrade Recanalization of Chronic Total Occlusions Using the CrossBoss Catheter

02/01/2015

Arzhang Fallahi , MD;

Ramesh Daggubati , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Yili Huang , DO, MD;

Aravinda Nanjundappa , MD, RVT, MBA;

Michael Liou , MD;

David James , MD;

Ravi Diwan , MD;

Justin A. Ratcliffe , MD;

Rahul Patri , MD;

Tak W. Kwan , MD, FACC;

Bruce Young , RCIS;

With increased experience using the CrossBoss catheter, the antegrade success rate of CTOs can be improved. We provide new strategies and techniques for the successful recanalization of chronic total occlusions (CTOs) with the sole use of the...

With increased experience using...

02/01/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Approach to Tibiopedal Retrograde Revascularization of Below-The-Knee Peripheral Arterial Diseases With or Without Transradial Guidance Peripheral Angiography

08/19/2020

Béla Merkely , MD, DSc;

Zoltán Ruzsa , MD, PhD;

Tak W. Kwan , MD, FACC;

Wah Wah Htun , MD;

Apurva Patel , MD;

Samuel Lee , BA;

Ádám Csavajda , MD;

Sooraj Shah , MD;

Yili Huang , DO, MD;

Michael Liou , MD;

This study demonstrated that the treatment of critical limb ischemia with below-the-knee lesions is feasible and safe, with a high procedural success rate and low access-site complication rate using the tibiopedal access approach regardless...

This study demonstrated that the...

08/19/2020

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