Other coronary interventions

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Transradial left main PCI is safe and effective

02 Jan 2019

This multiple large randomised trials includes more than 18,000 patients comparing transradial vs. transfemoral access for coronary intervention that have shown that transradial access improves outcomes including major vascular complications, bleeding and mortality!

Authors :

S. S. Jolly, M. Valgimigli

Radial versus femoral artery access in patients undergoing PCI for left main coronary artery disease: analysis from the EXCEL trial

02 Jan 2019

Read this EuroIntervention article by Shmuel Chen et al. on the procedural characteristics of transradial access (TRA) versus transfemoral access (TFA) in patients who were treated with PCI for left main coronary artery disease.

Authors :

Shmuel Chen, Björn Redfors, Yangbo Liu, Ori Ben-Yehuda, Marie-Claude Morice, Martin B. Leon, David E. Kandzari, Roxana Mehran, Nicholas J. Lembo, Adrian P. Banning, Béla Merkely, Arie Pieter Kappetein, Joseph F. Sabik, Patrick W. Serruys, Gregg W. Stone

First prospective multicenter experience with left distal transradial approach for coronary chronic total occlusion interventions using a 7-french glidesheath slender

02 Jan 2019

Learn how to assess the feasibility and safety of the left distal transradial artery (LDTRA) approach using a 7 Fr Glidesheath Slender for chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs).

Authors :

G. L. Gasparini, R. Garbo, A. Gagnor, J. Oreglia, P. Mazzarotto

"A balloon a day, takes a day": case of a non deflation nightmare

23 Nov 2018

Consult this case to discover how to face balloon catheter complications and a Type III coronary perforation.

Author

Suhail Muhammed

Case study: reversing heparin Type V perforation

23 Nov 2018

Consult this case study on reversing heparin in a Type V coronary perforation complication, a female 76-year old patient.

Case study: thrombin injection Type V perforation

23 Nov 2018

Consult this case study on a thrombin injection Type IV perforation, a male 76-year old patient.

Case study: a SVG to RCA Type IV perforation

23 Nov 2018

Consult this case study on a saphenous vein graft (SVG) to right coronary artery (RCA) Type IV perforation, female 80-year old patient referred for angiogram +/- PCI.

Case study: distal perforation coils Type V perforation

23 Nov 2018

Consult this case study on using distal perforation coils, a 76-year-old male patient with dyslipidemia and hypertension.

Case study: a calcified LAD Type III perforation

23 Nov 2018

Consult this case study on a calcified LAD Type III perforation, male 79-year old patient.

Coronary perforation - Post-procedural care

23 Nov 2018

Once the coronary perforation has been treated there is still a risk of mortality and close surveillance is required during the first 24 hours. Consult the post-procedural care for coronary perforation.