Posted on 1/11/2016
At the Leipzig Interventional Course (LINC, 27–30 January, Leipzig, Germany), Michael Lichtenberg, chief of the Vascular Center Klinikum Arnsberg, Arnsberg, Germany, presented information about a new balloon dilatation catheter that allows a targeted injection of fluids during percutaneous transluminal angioplasty.
In the talk titled “Using Arrow GPS Cath to protect with placement, reduce fluoroscopy while minimising contrast” Lichtenberg noted that it is widely known that the use of contrast represents a risk to patients with kidney disease and is a risk factor for radiocontrast-induced nephropathy. An alternative is the use of carbon dioxide angiogram but, he told delegates, it c...