Lennart van Gils1, MD; Joost Daemen1, MD, PhD; Greg Walters2; Todd Sorzano2; Todd Grintz2; Sam Nardone2; Mattie Lenzen1, PhD; Peter P.T. De Jaegere1, MD, PhD; Gary Roubin2,3, MD, PhD; Nicolas M. Van Mieghem1*, MD, PhD
1. Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; 2. Essential Medical, Inc., Malvern, PA, USA; 3. Cardiovascular Associates, Birmingham, AL, USA
Catheter-based interventions have become a less invasive alternative to conventional surgical techniques for a wide array of cardiovascular diseases but often create large arteriotomies. A completely percutaneous technique is