Nick E.J. West, MD, PhD, FRCP

Clinical Images

High-Risk Atherosclerotic Plaque in Aberrant Circumflex Coronary Artery

02/24/2018

A 45-year-old man presented after an episode of central chest pain. Catheter angiography revealed an aberrant CX artery and high-grade stenosis in the mid RCA and proximal CX arteries. Previous case series have suggested that the retroaortic...

A 45-year-old man presented...

02/24/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Should Technical and Anatomical Difficulties Discourage Operators From Embarking on Transradial Access for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention?

07/15/2018

Liam McCormick , MD, MRCP;

Toru Naganuma , MD;

Nick E.J. West , MD, PhD, FRCP;

Sandeep Basavarajaiah , MD, MRCP, MBBS;

Adam Brown , PhD, MRCP;

Parag Gajendragadkar , MD, MRCP;

We aimed to define the frequency of anatomic variants and success rates during transradial access for PCI. These data provide reassurance for would-be radial converts that the learning curve may not be as steep as envisaged.

We aimed to define the frequency...

07/15/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology