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Case Report

Initial Experience With the Gaia Composite Core Guidewires in Coronary Chronic Total Occlusion Crossing

08/31/2023

Houman Khalili, MD¹; Minh N. Vo, MD²; Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD¹

¹VA North Texas Health Care System, Dallas, Texas and University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas

²University of Manitoba, Section of Cardiology, St. Boniface Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Houman Khalili, MD1; Minh N. Vo, MD2...

Inability to cross the occlusion with a guidewire is the most common cause of failure of coronary chronic total occlusion (CTO) interventions. We describe two cases of successful application of the novel Gaia family of coronary guidewires...

Inability to cross the occlusion...

08/31/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

BRIEF COMMUNICATION

Shockwave Intravascular Lithotripsy of Calcified Coronary Lesions in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: First-in-Man Experience

04/24/2019

Bernard Wong, MBChB; Seif El-Jack, MBBS; Ruth Newcombe, DCR; Timothy Glenie, MBChB; Guy Armstrong, MBChB; Aleksandar Cicovic, MBChB; Ali Khan, MBBS

Bernard Wong, MBChB; Seif El-Jack, M...

We present the first cases of Shockwave intravascular lithotripsy (Shockwave Medical), a novel coronary calcium modification device, being used in patients undergoing PCI for STEMI.

We present the first cases of...

04/24/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Improvement in Aortic Valve Area in Patients With Aortic Stenosis Through Use of a New ‚ÄúHourglass-Shaped‚Äù Valvuloplasty Balloon

11/29/2017

Elizabeth Goldenberg^1,2; Wesley Pedersen, MD³; Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD^3,4; Michael Mooney, MD³; Mario G√∂ssl, MD, PhD³; Anil Poulose, MD³; Bilal Murad, MD⁵; James Kolbeck, MD⁵; Paul Sorajja, MD³

Elizabeth Goldenberg1,2; Wesley Pede...

The study aim was to assess the effect of hourglass-shaped V8 and TAV8 balloons (InterValve, Inc) on aortic valve area and other outcomes in patients with severe aortic stenosis undergoing balloon aortic valvuloplasty. Use of the novel...

The study aim was to assess the...

11/29/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Transfemoral Transcatheter Aortic Valve-in-Valve Implantation for Aortic Valve Bioprosthesis Failure With the Fully Repositionable and Retrievable Lotus Valve: A Single-Center Experience

07/15/2017

Neil Ruparelia, MD; Katharine Thomas, MD; James D. Newton, MD; Kate Grebenik, MD; Amar Keiralla, MD; George Krasopoulos, MD; Rana Sayeed, MD; Adrian P. Banning, MD; Rajesh K. Kharbanda, MD

Neil Ruparelia, MD; Katharine Thomas...

The first reported case series of the Lotus valve (Boston Scientific) for the treatment of surgical aortic bioprosthesis failure.

The first reported case series...

07/15/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Validation of a Novel Monitoring System to Measure Contrast Volume Use During Invasive Angiography

02/15/2017

Anand Prasad, MD¹; Irma Scholler, RN¹; Daniel Levin, MD¹; Gus Banda¹; Christopher M. Mullin, MS²; Steven R. Bailey, MD¹

Anand Prasad, MD1; Irma Scholler, RN...

We describe validation of a novel contrast monitoring system (Osprey Medical), which is designed to detect and display injection by injection and total contrast volume use on a monitor system in real time.

We describe validation of a...

02/15/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Clinical Performance of the New Gore Septal Occluder in Patent Foramen Ovale Closure: A Single-Center Experience

09/02/2015

Paolo Sganzerla, MD¹; Mauro Rondi, MD¹; Andrea Pavone, MD¹; Eleonora Aiolfi, MD¹; Adele Facchinetti, MD¹; Alfonso Funaro, MD²; Paola Negrini, MD¹

Paolo Sganzerla, MD1; Mauro Rondi, M...

Several progressively refined percutaneous devices for patent foramen ovale closure have been recently developed. We describe our single-center experience with the new Gore septal occluder.

Several progressively refined...

09/02/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Evaluation of the Safety and Efficacy of the Novel Svelte Acrobat Integrated Delivery System via Radial Approach With 5 Fr Catheters

08/25/2015

Fernando Stucchi Devito, MD, PhD^1,2; Pedro Beraldo de Andrade, MD, PhD³; Carlos Eduardo Faria Silva, MD²; Maria Paula C. Menezes²; Alexandre Abizaid, MD, PhD¹; Jos√© de Ribamar Costa Jr, MD, PhD¹; Ricardo A. Costa, MD, PhD¹; Amanda G.M.R. Sousa, MD, PhD¹

Fernando Stucchi Devito, MD, PhD1,2; ...

The use of the Svelte Acrobat Integrated Delivery System via radial approach with 5 Fr catheters is evaluated for safety and efficacy. In this 50-patient study, the authors show that this direct stenting system enables easy delivery,...

The use of the Svelte Acrobat...

08/25/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology