Practice Tips with Dr. Lichaa: Overcoming Arteria Lusoria

In this short presentation, Dr. Hady Lichaa walks the viewer through a series of tips on dealing with arteria lusoria during a cardiac catheterization from the right radial approach. Artierial lusoria, according to Dr. Lichaa, is the most common congenital anomaly of the aortic arch.

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