How IVL Can Enable Transfemoral TAVR Access in Patients With Calcified Iliacs
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In this episode of Cath Lab Conversations, we feature a discussion between Dr. Chandan Devireddy, Interventional Cardiologist and Associate Professor, Emory University School of Medicine, and Dr. Karim Al-Azizi, Interventional Cardiologist and Structural Heart Disease Specialist, Baylor Scott & White Health. Dr Devireddy and Dr Al-Azizi discuss their experience with intravascular lithotripsy, or IVL, for treating calcified iliacs prior to transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures to preserve transfemoral access as the primary option.  This episode is sponsored by Shockwave Medical. View more information here.
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