2019
Treating Post-Angioplasty Dissection in the Femoropopliteal Arteries Using the Tack Endovascular System 12-Month Results From the TOBA II Study
Gray WA, Cardenas JA, Brodmann M, Werner M, Bernardo NI, George JC, Lansky A. Treating Post-Angioplasty Dissection in the Femoropopliteal Arteries Using the Tack Endovascular System 12-Month Results From the TOBA II Study. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2019, 12: 2375-2384. PMID: 31806218, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2019.08.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAngioplasty, BalloonBlood Vessel ProsthesisBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationEuropeFemaleFemoral ArteryHumansMaleMiddle AgedPeripheral Arterial DiseasePopliteal ArteryProspective StudiesProsthesis DesignRisk FactorsStentsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesVascular Access DevicesVascular PatencyVascular System InjuriesConceptsProximal popliteal arteryDrug-coated balloonsSuperficial femoral arteryPlain balloonPopliteal arteryFemoral arteryTack Endovascular SystemLong-term outcomesDCB angioplastyEfficacy endpointPrimary patencyResidual stenosisRestenotic lesionsMulticenter studyFemoropopliteal arteriesEndovascular SystemAngioplastyArteryClassification 2DissectionLesionsBalloonStenosisPatencyPatients
2011
Initial experience with a dedicated coronary re‐entry device for revascularization of chronic total occlusions
Whitlow PL, Lombardi WL, Araya M, Wyman R, Torres H, Dauvergne C, Tsuchikane E, Lansky A, Thompson CA. Initial experience with a dedicated coronary re‐entry device for revascularization of chronic total occlusions. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2011, 80: 807-813. PMID: 22121076, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.23417.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic total coronary occlusionsDistal true lumenRe-entry deviceTrue lumenAntegrade guidewireWire entrapmentTIMI 3 flowTotal coronary occlusionChronic total occlusionGuidewire penetrationConsecutive CTO lesionsPrimary endpointProspective registryClinical improvementSuccessful recanalizationCoronary perforationMajor complicationsCTO lesionsCoronary occlusionCTO interventionTotal occlusionLesion characteristicsSubintimal spaceRetrograde techniqueInitial experience