Chronic total occlusions (CTO)

Treatment of Coronary and Peripheral Chronic Total Occlusions Using a Unique Super Support Catheter

02/03/2015

Orlando Marrero, RCIS, MBA, Tampa, Florida, with cases by Zaheed Tai, DO, FACC, FSCAI, Winter Haven Hospital, Winter Haven, Florida and Kaylan K. Veerina MD, Opelousas General Health System, Opelousas, Louisiana

Orlando Marrero, RCIS, MBA, Tampa, Fl...

I. A coronary chronic total occlusion (CTO) case performed by Zaheed Tai, DO. A 74-year-old female presents with a history of multi-vessel coronary artery disease, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and renal insufficiency.

I. A coronary chronic...

02/03/2015

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Case Files by Dr. George

Flaring of Ostial Coronary Stent Using Flash Ostial Balloon for Aorto-Ostial Coronary Disease in a Right Coronary Artery Chronic Total Occlusion Intervention

02/03/2015

Thomas Waggoner, DO, Richard Kovach, MD, and Jon C. George, MD,

Division of Interventional Cardiology and Endovascular Medicine,

Deborah Heart and Lung Center, Browns Mills, New Jersey

Thomas Waggoner, DO, Richard Kovach, ...

The anatomic nature of percutaneous stenting of aorto-ostial lesions remains an angiographic challenge for interventional cardiologists. There are greater than 300,000 aorto-ostial stenting procedures performed worldwide each year.1-2 Herein,...

The anatomic nature of...

02/03/2015

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Case Report

Treating a Chronic Total Occlusion in a Community Hospital

11/05/2014

Syed M. Ahmed, MD, Morris Hospital, Morris, Illinois

Syed M. Ahmed, MD, Morris Hospital, M...

A 76-year-old female with a history of hypertension and atherosclerotic coronary artery disease came to our community hospital for a pre-op cardiac evaluation.

A 76-year-old female with a...

11/05/2014

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