Practice Tips with Dr. Lichaa: The Buddy Wire Paradox

In this edition of Practice Tips, Dr. Hady Lichaa gives tips on dealing with very tortuous vessels using an additional wire, as well as some of the potential challenges with the approach.

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