Richard H. Hongo, MD

Use of Intracardiac Echocardiography During Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: Maximizing Safety and Efficacy

05/01/2008

Success of the procedure is often dependent on mapping and ablating the pulmonary vein antrum, the area proximal to the tubular portion of the pulmonary veins that can encompass a large extent of the posterior wall of the left atrium...

Success of the procedure is...

05/01/2008

EP Lab Digest

Case Report

Cutting Balloon Angioplasty Through Stent Struts of a ‚ÄúJailed‚Äù Sidebranch Ostial Lesion

08/01/2008

Bruce N. Brent , MD;

Richard H. Hongo , MD;

Sidebranches can be compromised during high-pressure intracoronary stenting, especially in the setting of intrinsic ostial narrowing.1–3 Immediate compromise of sidebranches involves plaque shifting, spasm and thrombosis. When patients return...

Sidebranches can be compromised...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology