Practice Tips with Dr. Lichaa: IVUS Guided Re-Entry

In this edition of Dr. Hady Lichaa’s Practice Tips series, Dr. Lichaa speaks on the technical aspects of IVUS guided re-entry in the peripheral vasculature, which is a needed skill in complex limb ischemia interventions.

Hady Lichaa, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FSVM, RPVI, is an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine, and an interventional cardiologist specializing in complex coronary interventions. Dr. Lichaa is a content partner for DocWire News and contributes interventional content several times per month to DocWire News.

Watch previous installments of this series:

• Using Ultrasound to Gain Vascular Access
• Simplifying Coronary Bifurcation
• Ulnar Artery Access and Occlusion Management
• Overcoming Arteria Lusoria
• The Buddy Wire Paradox
• Perforated Balloon No Reflow 
• Catheter Telescoping Technique to Overcome Vessel Tortuosity
• Alternative Arterial Access in CLI
• Reversing Patient Cranial Caudal Position