Recent advances in managing vascular occlusions in the cardiac catheterization laboratory [version 1; referees: 2 approved]
Athar M. Qureshi,
Charles E. Mullins,
Larry A. Latson
Affiliations
Athar M. Qureshi
CE Mullins Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories, The Lillie Frank Abercrombie Section, Texas Children’s Hospital of Cardiology, 6621 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Charles E. Mullins
CE Mullins Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories, The Lillie Frank Abercrombie Section, Texas Children’s Hospital of Cardiology, 6621 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Larry A. Latson
Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital and Center for Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Memorial Healthcare System, 1005 Joe Dimaggio Drive Pediatric Heart Station Hollywood, FL 33021, USA
Vascular occlusions continue to be a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. The management of vascular occlusions in patients is complex, requiring specialized expertise in the cardiac catheterization laboratory and from other disciplines. Knowledge of currently available tools at the operator’s disposal is important to optimize the success of these procedures. In this review, we discuss some of the recent advances in recanalization procedures of vascular occlusions and thrombotic lesions in the cardiac catheterization laboratory.
