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Burt Cohen, editor of the web's most extensive independent resource on stents & angioplasty for cardiologists & patients since 1997. #AngioHistory #BeforeGoogle #CardioSky

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AngioplastyOrg @angioplastyorg.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Today's the 49th anniv of Andreas Gruentzig doing the 1st coronary angioplasty. Watch this story, told by those who were there: Adolph Bachman (1st patient) Bernhard Meier (his doctor) & Maria Schlumpf (Gruentzig's assistant). Next year's the 50th: surprises coming! #AngioHistory #Grüntzig
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AngioplastyOrg @angioplastyorg.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
How is the medical device industry viewing today's tariff announcement? This statement from Scott Whitaker, CEO of AdvaMed www.ptca.org/news/2025/04...
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Advamed Statement on Today's Tariff Announcement
I am disappointed in the news of the Administration�s intent to levy broad tariffs that will negatively impact American medical technology and innovation.
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AngioplastyOrg @angioplastyorg.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Happy Pi Day!!! Ever wonder how this started? It was this guy, Larry Shaw, who was the leading force at San Francisco's Exploratorium for decades. buff.ly/3rLvVWH
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Larry Shaw (physicist) - Wikipedia
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AngioplastyOrg @angioplastyorg.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Not long after the 1st angioplasties were done, I made a film w/Simon Stertzer introducing PTCA. Sponsored by USCI (anyone remember them?) it was shown at the 1980 ACC meeting. Their booth was mobbed. Here's a clip, showing what eqpt was like then.😮🎈#AngioHistory
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AngioplastyOrg @angioplastyorg.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
#Cardiosky #AngioHistory
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AngioplastyOrg @angioplastyorg.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
61 yrs ago today, radiologist Charles Dotter 1st opened a blocked femoral artery with a catheter. He called it "Angioplasty." Rejected by U.S. surgeons, the concept was embraced in Europe & resulted in Gruentzig's balloon which revolutionized the treatment of coronary artery disease. bit.ly/4fXdR3Z
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Charles Dotter Invents Angioplasty
In his 1964 film, Dr. Dotter introduces his radical concept of opening blockages without surgery. He named it "Angioplasty." The idea was rejected by U.S.…
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AngioplastyOrg @angioplastyorg.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Really interesting discussion from Mort Kern et al about whether family members should watch a PCI. Especially during a live case presentation. When we did some of the 1st live case broadcasts in the 80s, family members did not. #AngioHistory
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Steven Mathern @stevenmathern.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
'Coronary lithotripsy is safe and effective in increasing lumen and stent dimensions in underexpanded stents secondary to heavily calcified lesions' #IVL #lithotripsy #cardiosky #ctopci eurointervention.pcronline.com/article/coro...
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Coronary lithotripsy for the treatment of underexpanded stents: the international; multicentre CRUNCH registry
This study evaluated the safety and efficacy of intravascular lithotripsy for treating resistant stent underexpansion in 70 patients. IVL significantly increased stent expansion and lumen dimensions w...
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AngioplastyOrg @angioplastyorg.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
I see a certain "controversial" oncologist is now on @bsky.app. Maybe he ran out of people to block on Xwitter, so he's looking for new venues. I have the honor of being #BlockedByVinay twice(!) on Xwitter. I also created this hashtag 7 years ago. I assume I soon will be blocked here. Can't wait.
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AngioplastyOrg @angioplastyorg.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
All the major medical journals are joining BlueSky. Every day more docs are as well. Would love to see more of our interventional cardiology colleagues here. #MedSky #CardioSky
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AngioplastyOrg @angioplastyorg.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Results of my poll over at X about #CardioTwitter moving to #CardioSky. Somewhat surprising. x.com/angioplastyo...
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AngioplastyOrg @angioplastyorg.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Well, I just broke 100 followers (thank you @nolanjimradial.bsky.social). Now just need 14,900 to catch up with Twitter/X!! #CardioSky 🤣
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AngioplastyOrg @angioplastyorg.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
I've posted a poll over at Aix, trying to get a sense of how my 15K followers feel about #BlueSky. Check it out and tag your colleagues to vote. twitter.com/angioplastyo...
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Angioplasty.Org on X: "#CardioTwitter & interventional cardios are starting to move over to that other platform, the one with the azure sky. What's your feeling about it? Comments welcomed." / X
#CardioTwitter & interventional cardios are starting to move over to that other platform, the one with the azure sky. What's your feeling about it? Comments welcomed.
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AngioplastyOrg @angioplastyorg.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
I found this helpful. I use Firefox (Yes, I'm retro, but I know a couple people who helped write the original version, so I'm prejudiced 😄). Anyway here's a guide to all browser extensions that helps you find your #CardioTwitter audience on #CardioSky. www.zdnet.com/article/how-...
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How to migrate from X to Bluesky without losing your followers
This extension lets you easily migrate your follows and block list from X (formerly Twitter) to Bluesky, but you need to act fast because its functionality may be short-lived. Here's why.
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AngioplastyOrg @angioplastyorg.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Welcome @mmamas1973.bsky.social -- glad you've hiked over here to see the blue #CardioSky
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AngioplastyOrg @angioplastyorg.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
I'm going to start posting #AngioHistory videos from our archive that have been on that "other platform" for those here who haven't seen them (or at least haven't in a while). Enjoy. bit.ly/413bwkv
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Mason Sones "Discovers" Selective Coronary Angiography
In his own words, Dr. Mason Sones tells the story of his accidental discovery of selective coronary angiography, a tool that aided Dr. Rene Favalaro in performing…
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AngioplastyOrg @angioplastyorg.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
RIP Paul Caponigro. I was privileged to have him as a teacher at NYU Film where he shared his aesthetic vision & his technical skills (he taught us the Zone System). He was a lovely and gentle man. Check out his Stonehenge photos. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/a...
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Paul Caponigro, Photographer in Love with Nature, Dies at 91
He photographed landscapes, deer, sunflowers and still lifes. “I knew that the forces of nature were a language,” he said. “Nature was really my teacher.”
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AngioplastyOrg @angioplastyorg.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Dr. Wenger: "I think the history is really important." She's right. Not only do we stand on the shoulders of giants, but we're often surprised that "what is old, is new again!" Check out our posts & videos on Twitter/X** about interventional cardiology w hashtag #AngioHistory (**see comment)
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AngioplastyOrg @angioplastyorg.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Much has happened in 100 yrs of @American_Heart, but our video shows what can change in only 1 yr. As you look at posters this weekend at #AHA24, do you think one might be a breakthrough like this? #AngioHistory: from skepticism to applause 48 yrs ago. bit.ly/4exOJjU
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Gruentzig's AHA Presentations 1976-77
The story of how coronary angioplasty was first presented at the American Heart Association meetings by Andreas Gruentzig.
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