At C3 2019, we caught up with Dr Raj Tayal (Cardiac Catheterization Lab, Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ, USA) for his thoughts on the key challenges in treating patients with iliofemoral disease, and the particular benefits of intravascular lithotripsy and percutaneous axillary access for implantation intervention.
Speaker’s Disclosures: Ray Tayal has received honoraria, consultancy and speaker’s fees from Edwards Lifesciences, Abiomed and Shockwave Medical.
Questions:
1. What are the key challenges in treating patients with iliofemoral disease? (0:04)
2. What are the relative benefits of intravascular lithotripsy and percutaneous axillary access for implantation interventions in patients with iliofemoral disease? (0:39)
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Filmed in partnership with C3 at the 2019 annual meeting in Orlando, Florida, June 2019.