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Lori Christensen is a Pediatrics provider in Iowa City, Iowa. Dr. Christensen and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Atherectomy. Her top areas of expertise are Atherectomy and Angioplasty. Dr. Christensen is currently accepting new patients.
State University Of Iowa
Elias Hanna is an Interventional Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Iowa City, Iowa. Dr. Hanna and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Atherectomy. His top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Pericarditis, Atherosclerosis, Angioplasty, and Thrombectomy. Dr. Hanna is currently accepting new patients.
Genesis Health System
Nicolas Shammas is an Interventional Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Davenport, Iowa. Dr. Shammas and is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Atherectomy. His top areas of expertise are Peripheral Artery Disease, Atherosclerosis, Coronary Heart Disease, Atherectomy, and Angioplasty. Dr. Shammas is currently accepting new patients.
Summary: Coronary calcified lesions will have an increasing impact in the daily practice of coronary angioplasty, considering the epidemiological explosion of factors favoring coronary calcifications, first of all diabetes. Moreover, calcified lesions are underestimated in angiography and associated with an increase in angiographic complications, as well as with a worse clinical prognosis. The usual techni...
Summary: The goal of this clinical trial is to test the Thor system in adult (≥ 18 year old) patients with de novo (new, never treated) calcified lesions in infrainguinal (leg) arteries (peripheral artery disease or PAD). The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are: * Is the Thor system safe in treating these lesions * Does the Thor system work to treat these lesions Participants will: * Receive treatment...