Alexander Völz

Trapping wires during complex PCI is essential but dedicated trapping balloons aren’t always on hand — and costs add up fast. This My Toolkit tip shows you how to safely reuse a standard PTCA balloon by stiffening its shaft with the original stylet, making valve crossing...

Complex percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures are dramatically increasing in daily practice. Calcified coronary artery lesions and hostile cardiac anatomy may increase the risk of device dislodgment and/or malposition. In such situations, the use of a snare catheter is pivotal to retrieve and/or reposition the device.

Transcatheter structural procedures are dramatically increasing in daily practice. Approaching hostile cardiac anatomy may increase the risk of device dislodgment and/or malposition. In such situations, the use of a snare catheter is pivotal to enhance device trackability.

My toolkit: A problem-solving step by step tutorial provided by Christian Dworeck & Tobias Schmidt 

Consult this session on heavily calcified coronary lesions to learn all about how to efficitenly perform the rotational atherectomy procedure in challenging cases, such as extreme tortuosity in a heavily calcified vessel, calcific double bifurcation, and more!