Device Retrieval Systems
BACKGROUND Print Section Listen Unintended loss of material during catheter-based cardiovascular procedures is uncommon but may have serious consequences. Occasionally, a lost or embolized item ends up in a small…
Renal Denervation: Pathophysiology, Techniques, and Clinical Data
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Hypertension is a common, modifiable risk factor of cardiovascular mortality. At present, 30% to 40% of adults in developed countries suffer from hypertension.1 When hypertension was…
Percutaneous Closure of Atrial Septal Defect and Patent Foramen Ovale
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Over the course of the past decade, there has been a burgeoning interest in closing septal defects percutaneously. To date, there are now percutaneous closure devices…
Renal Artery Angioplasty and Stenting
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Clinical benefit from any revascularization procedure will be the net gain due to reperfusion of the ischemic organ balanced against the risk of a procedural complication….
An Overview of the MitraClip Procedure: Practical Considerations and Evidence Base
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The MitraClip (Abbott Laboratories, Chicago, IL) device offers a novel, percutaneous, transvenous, transcatheter approach for patients suffering from severe mitral regurgitation, despite maximal medical therapy, in…
Alcohol Septal Ablation in Drug-Refractory Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM Print Section Listen Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), defined clinically by the presence of hypertrophy of a nondilated left ventricle without loading conditions or other recognized causes of…
Treatment of Chronic Venous Disease of the Lower Extremity
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen History The treatment of venous disease has changed dramatically in recent years with the advent of duplex ultrasound evaluation, minimally invasive treatments, and new thrombolytic drugs….
Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Closure
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia in adults with a current prevalence estimated at 1.5% to 2% of the general population. With the…
Clinical Outcomes with Self-Expanding Transcatheter Aortic Valve Bioprostheses
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Since the introduction of the 18-Fr CoreValve self-expanding transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), over 70,000 implants have been performed worldwide. The use of this self-expanding bioprosthesis…
Coronary Atherectomy: Concepts and Practice
BACKGROUND Print Section Listen Coronary atherectomy continues to be an important tool for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), particularly as the population ages and more patients present with complex calcified coronary…
