Lorena Herrador, Gerard Martí, Hug Cuéllar-Calabria, Bruno Garcia Del Blanco, Rosa M Lidón
{"title":"Emergent Percutaneous Closure of a Free-Wall Perforation During Impella Implantation.","authors":"Lorena Herrador, Gerard Martí, Hug Cuéllar-Calabria, Bruno Garcia Del Blanco, Rosa M Lidón","doi":"10.1016/j.carrev.2021.01.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carrev.2021.01.003","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Free wall perforation during percutaneous manipulation of devices and wires into the ventricular cavities is an uncommon but life-threatening complication that should be managed with emergent surgery whenever possible. However, the number of patients with prohibitive surgical risk that undergo complex percutaneous cardiac procedures is increasing. Some cases of ventricle perforation during Impella® (Abiomed; Danvers, MA) implantation have been previously reported but in all previous reported cases the patient underwent emergent surgery. We present a case of iatrogenic perforation during Impella® implantation that was emergently treated using an Amplatzer® Duct Occluder II device (Abbott Vascular; Santa Clara, CA).</p>","PeriodicalId":519492,"journal":{"name":"Cardiovascular revascularization medicine : including molecular interventions","volume":" ","pages":"186-188"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.carrev.2021.01.003","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38957413","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Neil Mehta, Lowell Satler, Ron Waksman, Itsik Ben-Dor
{"title":"Percutaneous Management of a Saphenous Vein Graft Aneurysm With GraftMaster Covered Stents.","authors":"Neil Mehta, Lowell Satler, Ron Waksman, Itsik Ben-Dor","doi":"10.1016/j.carrev.2020.09.019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carrev.2020.09.019","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":519492,"journal":{"name":"Cardiovascular revascularization medicine : including molecular interventions","volume":" ","pages":"147-149"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.carrev.2020.09.019","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38421280","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Matthaios Didagelos, Antonios Kouparanis, Margaret McEntegart, Antonios Ziakas
{"title":"Complete Atrioventricular Block and Permanent Pacemaker Implantation Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention to Left Anterior Descending Artery Chronic Total Occlusion.","authors":"Matthaios Didagelos, Antonios Kouparanis, Margaret McEntegart, Antonios Ziakas","doi":"10.1016/j.carrev.2021.01.023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carrev.2021.01.023","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A 72-year-old male patient, with first degree atrioventricular block and LBBB on his baseline ECG, developed persistent complete atrioventricular block after recanalization of a chronic total occlusion of his left anterior descending artery (LAD) and ultimately underwent permanent pacemaker implantation. Occlusion of the second septal branch, probably supplying the right branch of the His bundle is speculated to have led to this complication. During elective intervention to the LAD territory in patients with prior conduction abnormalities on the ECG, care should be taken to preserve normal blood flow to the septal perforators. When a deterioration in septal perfusion occurs restoration of flow by wiring and balloon dilatation should be considered.</p>","PeriodicalId":519492,"journal":{"name":"Cardiovascular revascularization medicine : including molecular interventions","volume":" ","pages":"222-224"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.carrev.2021.01.023","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25310726","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Combined Rotational Atherectomy and Intravascular Lithotripsy to Treat a Calcified Vein Graft Stenosis.","authors":"Bilal Bawamia, Paul Williams","doi":"10.1016/j.carrev.2021.05.005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carrev.2021.05.005","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Percutaneous coronary intervention to treat saphenous vein graft stenosis can be complicated by significant lesion and vessel wall calcification. We describe the first case of combined rotational atherectomy and intravascular lithotripsy to treat a severely calcified vein graft stenosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":519492,"journal":{"name":"Cardiovascular revascularization medicine : including molecular interventions","volume":" ","pages":"201-202"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.carrev.2021.05.005","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38995947","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Vasileios Panoulas, Natasha Greenough, Samir Sulemane, Maria Monteagudo-Vela, Nicholas Lees
{"title":"The Role of Mechanical Circulatory Support in Patients With Severe Left Ventricular Impairment Treated With Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.","authors":"Vasileios Panoulas, Natasha Greenough, Samir Sulemane, Maria Monteagudo-Vela, Nicholas Lees","doi":"10.1016/j.carrev.2021.03.020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carrev.2021.03.020","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has become an established treatment for patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) in an ever-growing patient population. It is not uncommon for patients who are undergoing TAVI to have technically difficult anatomy, simultaneous severe left ventricular (LV) impairment and/or extensive coronary artery disease. In this case series we present examples where the use of mechanical circulatory support (MCS) facilitated a safe aortic and coronary intervention in extremely complex patients who would have otherwise carried prohibitive procedural risk.</p>","PeriodicalId":519492,"journal":{"name":"Cardiovascular revascularization medicine : including molecular interventions","volume":" ","pages":"169-175"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.carrev.2021.03.020","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38889664","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Clive A Goulbourne, Navneet Sharma, Matthew J Cecchini, Michelle Bloom, Abhijeet Singh, Hal Skopicki, Robert Pyo
{"title":"Giant Cell, Giant Problems: A Case of Giant Cell Myocarditis Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock and Refractory Ventricular Tachycardia Managed With a Mechanical Circulatory Support Device.","authors":"Clive A Goulbourne, Navneet Sharma, Matthew J Cecchini, Michelle Bloom, Abhijeet Singh, Hal Skopicki, Robert Pyo","doi":"10.1016/j.carrev.2021.01.024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carrev.2021.01.024","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This report reviews the management of a case of Giant Cell Myocarditis (GCM) that presented with cardiogenic shock. This case highlights the importance of a multi-disciplinary approach to the care of these patients including the use of a mechanical circulatory support (MCS) device.</p>","PeriodicalId":519492,"journal":{"name":"Cardiovascular revascularization medicine : including molecular interventions","volume":" ","pages":"180-185"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.carrev.2021.01.024","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25362724","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gaetano Liccardo, Elena Corrada, Letizia Bertoldi, Martina Briani, Jorge Sanz-Sanchez, Mauro Chiarito, Jacopo Mariotti, Chiara de Philippis, Armando Santoro, Bernhard Reimers, Damiano Regazzoli
{"title":"Clinical Challenges in an Unusual Setting: ST-Elevation in a Patient Suffering From Graft Versus Host Disease, Between Thrombosis and Coronary Spasm.","authors":"Gaetano Liccardo, Elena Corrada, Letizia Bertoldi, Martina Briani, Jorge Sanz-Sanchez, Mauro Chiarito, Jacopo Mariotti, Chiara de Philippis, Armando Santoro, Bernhard Reimers, Damiano Regazzoli","doi":"10.1016/j.carrev.2021.02.014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carrev.2021.02.014","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":519492,"journal":{"name":"Cardiovascular revascularization medicine : including molecular interventions","volume":" ","pages":"239-242"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.carrev.2021.02.014","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25389406","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hicham El Jattari, Carlo Zivelonghi, Benjamin Scott, Mick Luykx, Pierfrancesco Agostoni
{"title":"Endothelial Avulsion of the Septal Branch During Retrograde Chronic Total Occlusion Intervention.","authors":"Hicham El Jattari, Carlo Zivelonghi, Benjamin Scott, Mick Luykx, Pierfrancesco Agostoni","doi":"10.1016/j.carrev.2021.02.021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carrev.2021.02.021","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Percutaneous revascularization of chronic total occlusions (CTOs) is known for the high technical complexity. Considering the constant increase in CTO procedures, subsequent peri-procedural complications will rise too, thus they need to be promptly recognized and evaluated for their potential risk of clinical sequelae. We report the case of a newly described complication during trans-septal retrograde CTO intervention: a septal collateral artery dissection due to endothelial avulsion.</p>","PeriodicalId":519492,"journal":{"name":"Cardiovascular revascularization medicine : including molecular interventions","volume":" ","pages":"219-221"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.carrev.2021.02.021","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25442029","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Intravascular Lithotripsy and Dual Drug-Coated Balloons for the Treatment of Severely Calcific Renal In-Stent Restenosis: All Is Fair in War.","authors":"Gaetano Di Palma, Bernardo Cortese","doi":"10.1016/j.carrev.2021.05.015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carrev.2021.05.015","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Optimal treatment of renal artery \"in-stent restenosis\" (ISR) is still debated; drug eluting stents (DES), drug coated balloons (DCB) and scoring balloons have all been used, with mixed long term results. The shockwave lithotripsy for the treatment of heavily calcified atherosclerotic plaques has proven to be an effective tool and preliminary data support its use in case of underexpanded stents. Here we present the case of a 60 year old male with a known significant atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis and refractory hypertension who already underwent bilateral renal angioplasty with bare metal stents (BMS) in 2011 and angioplasty with DCB in 2012 for right renal artery ISR. In May 2020 he presented with worsening hypertension and CT scan showed total occlusion of the right with critical ISR of the left renal artery. Because of the high calcium burden he underwent balloon lithotripsy for plaque modification and subsequent renal angioplasty with sirolimus and paclitaxel DCB, with a good angiographic result. This is the first case of recurrent renal ISR successfully treated with Shockwave IVL and double-drug DCB therapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":519492,"journal":{"name":"Cardiovascular revascularization medicine : including molecular interventions","volume":" ","pages":"193-196"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.carrev.2021.05.015","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39013569","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jonathan Yap, Jason H Rogers, Edris Aman, Thomas W R Smith, Gagan D Singh
{"title":"MitraClip Implantation Guided by Volumetric Intracardiac Echocardiography: Technique and Feasibility in Patients Intolerant to Transesophageal Echocardiography.","authors":"Jonathan Yap, Jason H Rogers, Edris Aman, Thomas W R Smith, Gagan D Singh","doi":"10.1016/j.carrev.2021.01.019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carrev.2021.01.019","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Transesophageal echo (TEE) guidance is essential for successful MitraClip implantation. In patients intolerant to TEE, options are limited. Three patients, with contraindications to TEE, underwent MitraClip implantation using volumetric intracardiac echo (vICE). All patients had severe symptomatic degenerative mitral regurgitation (MR) and had successful implantation of at least one clip with reduction of MR to ≤2+ maintained at 30d follow-up. All patients had improvement in functional status without any adverse clinical, clip, or vICE related events. We discuss in detail the technical considerations and limitations to performing the MitraClip procedure with vICE guidance.</p>","PeriodicalId":519492,"journal":{"name":"Cardiovascular revascularization medicine : including molecular interventions","volume":" ","pages":"85-88"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.carrev.2021.01.019","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25332927","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}