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Introduction: Module III

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BackTable Vascular & Interventional

Lesson 30  •  03 Oct 2023

Introduction: Module III

Course overview

Level up your below-knee CLI interventions with our specialized course for endovascular specialists. Covering diagnosis, advanced procedures, and insights from experts. Enhance your skills and patient care in CLI management.

2.5 hours, 38 lessons

Lessons

Techniques for Effective Vessel Prep with Dr. Michael Siah & Dr. Jay Mathews



Lesson 1

Advancements in CLTI patient imaging and treatment over the past few years



Lesson 2

Cost management and device selection in outpatient vs inpatient endovascular settings



Lesson 3

Techniques for treating heavy calcifications using IVL, atherectomy, and specialty balloons



Lesson 4

Advanced BTK devices and their applications



Lesson 5

Device sizing, vessel prep, and safety in specialty balloons



Lesson 6

Techniques with specialty balloon technology, emphasizing slow inflation



Lesson 7

Limus and Paclitaxel in BTK space, addressing drug delivery, cost, and hospital approvals



Lesson 8

New IVL technologies, trials, and optimizing angioplasty for better patient outcomes





My below the knee Algorithm for CLI with Dr. Peter Soukas



Lesson 9

Introduction: Module I



Lesson 10

What does a standard workup look like for you for patients presenting with below the knee CLI?



Lesson 11

Tell us about your procedure room and patient prep



Lesson 12

How do you initiate your algorithm for CLI interventions and describe the CTOP Classification system?



Lesson 13

How are you using vessel prep in your algorithm for below the knee interventions?



Lesson 14

What is your go-to for crossing catheters and wires, and what are the challenges with crossing?



Lesson 15

How does lesion type affect your approach?



Lesson 16

How do you perform serration balloon angioplasty and describe the challenges?



Lesson 17

How do you use IVUS to decide what lesion gets what treatment?



Lesson 18

When do you know your end point with that vessel or the whole case?



Lesson 19

How important is having a fully open plantar arch?



Lesson 20

What excites you about the future in this space?





Dissecting Wire Senses with Dr. Hady Lichaa



Lesson 21

Introduction: Module II



Lesson 22

What do we mean by Wire Senses and what are the components?



Lesson 23

Big loops vs. small loops with wire senses



Lesson 24

What is your technique on rotation and pushing the wire?



Lesson 25

Combining the 2D and 3D components of the visual senses, how do you look at wire behavior when crossing a CTO?



Lesson 26

Tell us about the tactile feel of the wire, resistance and torque transmission



Lesson 27

What are the 6 characteristics of wires and how do they relate to feedback?



Lesson 28

What is your escalation technique of wire types?



Lesson 29

What are the Do's and Dont's in your algorithm?





Below Ankle Interventions with Dr. Kumar Madassery



Lesson 30

Introduction: Module III



Lesson 31

What tissue loss pattern are you seeing in below the ankle disease?



Lesson 32

How do you approach tandem disease below the knee?



Lesson 33

How do you determine a good endpoint for a wound?



Lesson 34

What is your Pedal Loop Technique?



Lesson 35

What is your preferred wire for the pedal loop?



Lesson 36

What do you do for post intervention follow up?



Lesson 37

Are pedal loop interventions overdone?





Approach to Below the Ankle Revascularization Case Discussion with Dr. Lorenzo Patrone



Lesson 38

Approach to Below the Ankle Revascularization Case Discussion with Dr. Lorenzo Patrone

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