Complications

Case Report with Review

Campylobacter Fetus-Associated Infrarenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

02/16/2023

The case study discusses diagnosis and management features of abdominal aortic aneurysms due to Campylobacter fetus bacteremia.

The case study discusses...

02/16/2023

Vascular Disease Management

Clinical Images

Balloon Shaft Fracture: A Nightmare Scenario in the Setting of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

02/01/2023

Omer Ferudun Akkus , MD;

Murat Gok , MD;

Furkan Karahan , MD;

Suat Canbaz , MD;

Kenan Yalta , MD;

These images illustrate an attempt to pull back the balloon of an implanted proximal stent swiftly (before it was completely deflated) just following unplanned disengagement of the guiding catheter from the right coronary ostium.

These images illustrate an...

02/01/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Brief Communication

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

11/04/2022

Antonis N. Pavlidis , MD, PhD;

Thomas E. Kaier , MD, MBA, PhD;

Nicholas Aroney , MBBS;

Andreas S. Kalogeropoulos , MD, PhD, FRCP;

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

Original Contribution

Subintimal Tracking and Re-entry Technique for Stent-Jailed Side-Branch Occlusion

08/12/2022

Yoshifumi Kashima , MD;

Daitaro Kanno , MD;

Daisuke Hachinohe , MD;

Hidemasa Shitan , MD;

Nobuki Matsuna , MD;

Ryo Horita , MD;

Masanaga Tsujimoto , MD;

Tsutomu Fujita , MD;

Kazuaki Tanabe , MD, PhD;

Yusuke Morita , MD, PhD;

This study aimed to evaluate the clinical effectiveness and outcomes of treatment with the subintimal tracking and re-entry technique for stent-jailed side branch (SB-STAR). SB occlusion is a serious complication of percutaneous coronary...

This study aimed to evaluate the...

08/12/2022

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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Percutaneous Treatment of Symptomatic Left Ventricular Assist Device Outflow Graft Obstruction

06/01/2022

Faris G. Araj , MD;

Robert M. Morlend , MD;

Matthias Peltz , MD;

Dharam J. Kumbhani , MD, SM;

Anthony A. Bavry , MD, MPH;

A 60-year-old female underwent a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implant during which a 1-mm Gore-Tex sheet (Gore Medical) was used to cover the device and outflow graft to prevent future sternal re-entry injury. Seven years later, she...

A 60-year-old female underwent a...

06/01/2022

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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Challenging Case of Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty: Coronary Balloon to the Rescue

09/01/2021

Narendhiran Pandurangan , MD, DM;

Bharath Raj Kidambi , MD, DM;

Aayush K. Singal , MD, DM;

Sriram Veeraraghavan , MD, DM;

A 52-year-old female patient with severe rheumatic non-calcific mitral stenosis presented to the emergency department in New York Heart Association class IV heart failure.

A 52-year-old female patient...

09/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Complications Associated with Offloading: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial

Objective: To compare the frequency of adverse events between groups treated with total contact cast (TCC), instant total contact cast (iTCC), and removable cast walker (RCW). Methodology...

Douglas P. Murdoch , DPM;

Lawrence A. Lavery , DPM, MPH;

Amanda L. Killeen , DPM;

David G. Armstrong , DPM, MD, PhD, MSc;

08/19/2021

Case Report

Inadvertent Intraprocedural Complication of a Flow Diverter Device During Treatment of Internal Carotid Artery Aneurysm: A Case Report

08/19/2021

Vinu Moses , MD, DNB, MBBS;

Shyamkumar Nidugala Keshava , MBBS, DMRD, DNB, FRCR, FRANZCR;

Kumar Muthukumar , MBBS, DMRD, FRCR, DNB, FNVIR;

Aswin Padmanabhan , MBBS, MD;

The balloon-sandwich technique as described is a well-suited method for retrieval of fractured delivery wire while using the triaxial system.

The balloon-sandwich technique...

08/19/2021

Vascular Disease Management

Chronic total occlusion of the right coronary artery

Clinical Images

Traveling Wire After Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

06/29/2021

Alfonso Jurado-Román , MD, PhD;

Raúl Moreno-Gómez , MD, PhD;

Guillermo Galeote , MD, PhD;

Santiago Jimenez-Valero , MD, PhD;

Guidewire-related complications are rarely reported, but are significantly associated with mortality and morbidity. Although radial approach is preferred in the majority of cases, femoral approach is needed in some complex procedures;...

Guidewire-related complications...

06/29/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Aortogram demonstrating large aortic injury distal to left subclavian artery origin with contrast extravasation.

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Aortic Rupture in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

06/29/2021

David Blusztein , MD;

Harsh Agrawal , MD;

This case demonstrates a rare but catastrophic complication of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). In an era where TAVR is now indicated in low-risk patients, serious complication rates are less frequent. It exemplifies the...

This case demonstrates a rare...

06/29/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology