The Catalyst | Peripheral IVL

VEITH 2019: Taking a Bite out of Calcium in the Big Apple

Posted by Emma Miller on Nov 12, 2019 9:26:19 AM

New York City never stops, and as vascular surgeons know, neither do the challenges of calcium. We are very excited to attend VEITH Symposium next week, November 19 – 23, in the Big Apple to discuss the latest IVL updates in vascular intervention. To help you plan your week, we’ve pulled together some of our events that we’re looking forward to most.

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Topics: Medical Meetings, Peripheral IVL, IVL Technology

VIVA Las Vegas!

Posted by Emma Miller on Nov 1, 2019 8:11:57 PM

VIVA is always one of the best peripheral meetings every year, and we’re especially excited this year because we’ve got something new to show you: Shockwave S⁴.

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Topics: Medical Meetings, Peripheral IVL, IVL Technology

TCT: Guess Who’s Back…Back Again?

Posted by Emma Miller on Sep 19, 2019 6:00:00 AM

After being held in various cities over the recent years, TCT is back home where it belongs – back in the Bay, and joyfully, right in our backyard. We couldn’t be more excited about TCT this year. And no, it’s not just because those of us who live in the city are lucky enough to walk to work for a few beautiful September days.

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Topics: Shockwave Behind-the-Scenes, Coronary IVL, TopShock, Medical Meetings, Peripheral IVL

Dr. John Phillips: IVL for Calcified Below-the-Knee Lesions

Posted by Emma Miller on Sep 17, 2019 6:00:00 AM

The experience with Intravascular Lithotripsy in a wide variety of peripheral lesions continues to grow.

Critical limb ischemia (CLI) is the most advanced form of peripheral artery disease and often involves stenoses in calcified below-the-knee (BTK) arteries.

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Topics: IVL Case, Peripheral IVL

Q&A with Dr. Chandan Devireddy on the use of IVL to facilitate transfemoral TAVR in calcified iliacs

Posted by Emma Miller on Sep 3, 2019 10:00:00 AM

At the EPIC-SEC conference in May 2019, Dr. Chandan Devireddy performed a live case using Shockwave IVL in advance of a TAVR procedure. He tweeted about the procedure and has offered to share some additional context about the specific case, as well as the potential impact of IVL to facilitate transfemoral TAVR in the presence of calcified iliac access in general.

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Topics: IVL Case, Peripheral IVL