Expanding the Frontiers of Radial Intervention

Published: 09 September 2019

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Overview

In this three-part discussion series, Dr Darren Klass (Vancouver Coastal Health, CA) meets with experts, Dr Roger Barranco (Bellvitge University Hospital, ES), Dr Damian Mullan (The Christie NHS Foundation, UK) and Dr Yehia Elhgar (NSW Health, AU) to discuss the latest advances in radial intervention.

 

Filmed by Radcliffe Vascular during CIRSE 2019.

Learning Objectives

  • To understand the snuffbox access, set-up and its role in clinical practice.
  • To understand the technical limitations of transradial peripheral vascular interventions.
  • To review current equipment available in clinical practice.
  • To understand the role of radial access in the brain and limitations for neurointervention.
  • How to perform successful radial 4-vessel neuro angiography.

Target Audience

  • Interventional radiologists
  • Interventional neuroradiologists

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Faculty Biographies

Darren Klass

Darren Klass

Interventional cardiologist

Dr Darren Klass is an Interventional Radiologist at Vancouver Coastal Health since 2011. He is also Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia. He also acts as the Medical Head of the MRI division and specializes in interventional oncology, aortic intervention, PVD, venous disease, and venous access. His subspecialties are locoregional tumor therapy, MR angiography, and treatment of venous disease. 

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Roger Barranco Pons

Roger Barranco Pons

Neurointerventional and Interventional Radiologist

Dr Roger Barranco Pons is an Interventional and Neurointerventional radiologist with over 14 years of experience in the management of vascular diseases. He currently serves as a Neurointerventional and Interventional Radiologist at the NeuroSpinal Hospital in Dubai, UAE. 

Dr Pons' clinical interests include neurovascular disease, vascular disease, oncology and musculoskeletal interventions. 

Dr Roger Barranco Pons is on the editorial board for Vascular and Endovascular Review Journal.

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