Metricath® Clinical Reports
Case 1
Three-Dimensional Balloon Catheter Sizing Identifies Significant Under-Deployed Stents Using Conventional Methods in Renal Artery Interventions
AUTHORS: Raed A. Aqel, MD, Gilbert J. Zoghbi, MD, Fadi G. Hage, MD, Louis Dell’Italia, MD
Read more from the Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case 2
GAAME - Gemini Angioplasty and Arterial Measurement Evaluation Trial Case Report
Courtesy of Mercy Heart Sacremento, CA. Karanjit Singh, MD, FACC
Case report demonstrates how the dual-balloon (measurement and angioplasty balloons) Metricath Gemini assisted with achieving optimal stent deployment during a coronary procedure by both measuring native vessel and post-dilating the underdeployed stent.
GAAME Case Report (707KB PDF)
Case 3
CAMUS - Coronary Angioplasty Metricath vs. UltraSound Trial
Assessment of stent dimensions with a novel intracoronary balloon-based system: comparative study versus intravascular ultrasound and quantitative coronary angiography
AUTHORS: Willem J. van der Giessen, MD, PhD; Evelyn Regar, MD, PhD; Eugene McFadden, MBChB, MD, FRCPI, FACC; Ian McDougall, PhD; Patrick W. Serruys, MD, PhD, FACC
Clinical study designed to compare coronary stent dimensions as measured by the Metricath System with that of Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) and Quantitative Coronary Angiography (QCA)
Read the complete study at EuroPCRonline.
Case 4
Use of a New Double Balloon Catheter to Measure Reference Lumen and Perform Pre-dilation of a Subtotal LAD Stenosis
AUTHOR: R.Fernandez Viña
Case study demonstrates how the Metricath Gemini avoided the use of two separate catheters by both measuring reference vessel and pre-dilating the lesion which therefore stent overexpansion and vessel dissection
Metricath Case Study (363KB PDF)
Case 5
Use of a New Device for Measurement of the Diameter of the Coronary Lumen Pre and Post Stenting
AUTHOR: R. Fernandez Viña
Ten-patient study shows how the use of the Metricath Libra assisted in identifying under-deployed stents, thus allowing for optimal expansion through the use of a post-dilatation balloon
Metricath Case Study (273KB PDF)
