A journey with Charles Dotter: his contribution to transluminal angioplasty
Voices from the past, messages to build the future: Episode #1
Summary
In this interview, Chiara De Biase and Jean Marco embark on a journey through the history of interventional medicine, focusing on Charles Dotter, the pioneer of transluminal angioplasty, and Andreas Grüntzig.
In this first episode, they discuss Dotter's groundbreaking contributions, including the first interventional transluminal angioplasty in 1964, which revolutionized vascular medicine. Despite Dotter's visionary work, his name was nearly forgotten.
Why was Dotter's disruptive innovation initially rejected? Stay tuned to uncover more about Dotter's legacy and the evolution of interventional medicine.
References
- Niles NR. and Dotter CT. Coronary radiography and endarterectomy: Post-mortem study of feasibility of surgery. Circulation 28: 190, 1963
- Charles T. Dotter, and Melvin P. Judkins, Transluminal treatment of arteriosclerotic obstruction. Description of a new technic and a preliminary report of its application. Circulation, 30:654; 1964
- Video excerpts: Courtesy of Burt Cohen Angioplasty.org
- Dotter CT. Transluminally-placed coil spring endarterial tube grafts. Long-term patency in canine popliteal artery. Invest Radiol. 1969; 4:329-32
- Dotter CT, Buschmann RW, McKinney MK, Rosch J. Transluminal expandable nitinol coil stent grafting: preliminary report. Radiology 1983;147:259–60.
- Dotter CT, Rosch J, Seaman AJ, Dennis D, Massey WH. Streptokinase treatment of thromboembolic disease. Radiology 1972;102:283–90
