Devices

Radial Procedures

The Advantages of Universal Guiding Catheters for the Transradial Approach

10/06/2019

Cath Lab Digest talks with Sandeep Nathan, MD, MSc, FACC, FSCAI,
Associate Professor of Medicine, Medical Director, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Director, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program and Co-Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at the University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.

Cath Lab Digest talks with Sandeep Na...

With a universal catheter, the expectation is that you will cannulate multiple vessels — often all vessels — with a single catheter, which allows for efficiencies during the procedure. More importantly, use of a universal guiding catheter...

With a universal catheter, the...

10/06/2019

Cath Lab Digest

Case Files by Dr. George

Utility of Laser Atherectomy in Complex Revascularization of Coronary Chronic Total Occlusion

10/06/2019

Sehrish Memon, MD, Sanjog Kalra, MD, Sean Janzer, MD, Jon C. George, MD, Division of Interventional Cardiology and Endovascular Medicine,

Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Sehrish Memon, MD, Sanjog Kalra, MD, ...

We describe a case of complex proximal RI and LCX CTOs in the same patient with a high J-CTO score. Use of hybrid algorithm led to successful crossing and revascularization with the utilization of laser atherectomy and imaging guidance.

We describe a case of complex...

10/06/2019

Cath Lab Digest

Take Charge of CLI: Tools for Optimal CLI Revascularization

07/31/2019

Paul Michael, MD, Wound Management & Limb Preservation Center, JFK Medical Center, Palm Beach, Florida

Paul Michael, MD, Wound Management &a...

Treating end-stage peripheral arterial disease (PAD), better known as critical limb ischemia (CLI), is a daily challenge and requires what basketball player Kobe Bryant refers to as a persistent “Mamba Mentality”, defined as “constantly...

Treating end-stage peripheral...

07/31/2019

Cath Lab Digest