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Hinton J, Tuffs C, Varma R, Hurwitz-Bremner R, Hein A, Kwok CS, Din J, Kodoth V, Levy T, Swallow R, Talwar S, O'Kane P. An analysis of long-term clinical outcome following the use of excimer laser coronary atherectomy in a large UK PCI center. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2024. [PMID: 38769732 DOI: 10.1002/ccd.31080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2023] [Revised: 04/08/2024] [Accepted: 05/05/2024] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Excimer laser atherectomy (ELCA) is an established adjunctive technique to facilitate acute success in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Despite this there are a lack of contemporary outcome data, particulary longer-term, forpatients treated with ELCA PCI. AIMS To evaluate the contemporary use ofELCA in PCI, the frequency of periprocedural complications and the longer-term outcomes associated with ELCA PCI. METHODS This was a retrospective study that included all patients undergoing PCI (with or without ELCA) between April 2005 and May 2021. Relevant features from all cases were downloaded from the patient record and matched to hospital data on mortality on November 22, 2022. Kaplan Meier curves were used to compare mortality between the ELCA PCI and non-ELCA PCI cohorts with a landmark at 1 year. Multivariable Cox regression was performed to assess whether ELCA PCI was independently associated with long-term mortality. RESULT There were 21,256 patients in this analysis, of which 448 (2.1%) were treated with ELCA PCI. ELCA PCI was associated with a higher frequency of any periprocedural complication. Median follow-up was 2812 days (IQR, 1577-4245 days) with higher mortality in ELCA PCI (38.2% vs. 29.0%, p < 0.001). However, on multivariable analysis, ELCA PCI was not independently associated with long-term mortality. The TVR frequency in ELCA PCI was 16.7% but TVR was significantly higher for cases of in-stent restenosis (ISR) (29.5%). CONCLUSION Despite ELCA PCI being used in higher risk populations with complex coronary artery disease there was no long-term increased mortality associated with the use of this device. ELCA PCI for ISR is highly effective and safe although TVR in this cohort remains high in long-term follow-up.
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- Jonathan Hinton
- Dorset Heart Centre, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Castle Lane East, Bournemouth, UK
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- Dorset Heart Centre, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Castle Lane East, Bournemouth, UK
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- Dorset Heart Centre, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Castle Lane East, Bournemouth, UK
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- Dorset Heart Centre, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Castle Lane East, Bournemouth, UK
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- University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, Stoke-on-Trent, UK
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- Dorset Heart Centre, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Castle Lane East, Bournemouth, UK
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- Dorset Heart Centre, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Castle Lane East, Bournemouth, UK
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- Dorset Heart Centre, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Castle Lane East, Bournemouth, UK
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- Dorset Heart Centre, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Castle Lane East, Bournemouth, UK
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- Dorset Heart Centre, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Castle Lane East, Bournemouth, UK
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- Dorset Heart Centre, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Castle Lane East, Bournemouth, UK
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Case BC, Bazarbashi N, Johnson A, Rogers T, Ben-Dor I, Satler LF, Waksman R, Hashim HD, Gallino R, Bernardo NL. A novel approach to saline/contrast delivery in excimer laser coronary atherectomy (ELCA) to enhance efficacy: MAXCon ELCA technique. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2024; 103:917-923. [PMID: 38605682 DOI: 10.1002/ccd.31037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2023] [Revised: 03/21/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2024]
Abstract
The advent of excimer laser coronary atherectomy (ELCA) nearly four decades ago heralded a novel way to treat complex lesions, both coronary and peripheral, which were previously untraversable and thus untreatable. These complex lesions include heavily calcified lesions, ostial lesions, bifurcation lesions, chronic total occlusions, in-stent restenosis (including stent underexpansion), and degenerative saphenous vein grafts. We discuss the technology of ELCA, its indications, applications, and complications, and suggest the "MAXCon ELCA" technique for better outcomes without increased risk. Lastly, we present a case of MAXCon ELCA effectively treating a complex lesion.
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- Brian C Case
- Section of Interventional Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
- Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Section of Interventional Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
- Cardiovascular Branch, Division of Intramural Research, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Section of Interventional Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Section of Interventional Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Section of Interventional Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Section of Interventional Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Section of Interventional Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Section of Interventional Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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Petousis S, Skalidis E, Zacharis E, Kochiadakis G, Hamilos M. The Role of Intracoronary Imaging for the Management of Calcified Lesions. J Clin Med 2023; 12:4622. [PMID: 37510737 PMCID: PMC10380390 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12144622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2023] [Revised: 07/04/2023] [Accepted: 07/09/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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Interventional cardiologists in everyday practice are often confronted with calcified coronary lesions indicated for percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). PTCA of calcified lesions is associated with diverse technical challenges resulting in suboptimal coronary stenting and adverse long-term clinical outcomes. Angiography itself offers limited information regarding coronary calcification, and the adjuvant use of intracoronary imaging such as intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) can guide the treatment of calcified coronary lesions, optimizing the different stages of the procedure. This review offers a description of why, when, and how to use intracoronary imaging for PTCA of calcified coronary lesions in order to obtain the most favorable results. We used the PubMed and Google Scholar databases to search for relevant articles. Keywords were calcified coronary lesions, intracoronary imaging, IVUS, OCT, coronary calcium modification techniques, PTCA, and artificial intelligence in intracoronary imaging. A total of 192 articles were identified. Ninety-one were excluded because of repetitive or non-important information.
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- Stylianos Petousis
- Cardiology Department, University Hospital of Heraklion, Voutes and Stavrakia, 71110 Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Cardiology Department, University Hospital of Heraklion, Voutes and Stavrakia, 71110 Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Cardiology Department, University Hospital of Heraklion, Voutes and Stavrakia, 71110 Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Cardiology Department, University Hospital of Heraklion, Voutes and Stavrakia, 71110 Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Cardiology Department, University Hospital of Heraklion, Voutes and Stavrakia, 71110 Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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Wopperer SB, Kotronias R, Marin F, Benenati S, Della Mora F, Portolan L, Banning AP, De Maria GL. The role of invasive and non-invasive imaging technologies and calcium modification therapies in the evaluation and management of coronary artery calcifications. Front Cardiovasc Med 2023; 10:1133510. [PMID: 37089880 PMCID: PMC10118029 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1133510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2022] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 04/09/2023] Open
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The treatment of coronary artery disease (CAD) has advanced significantly in recent years due to improvements in medical therapy and percutaneous or surgical revascularization. However, a persistent obstacle in the percutaneous management of CAD is coronary artery calcification (CAC), which portends to higher rates of procedural challenges, post-intervention complications, and overall poor prognosis. With the advent of novel multimodality imaging technologies spanning from intravascular ultrasound to optical coherence tomography to coronary computed tomography angiography combined with advances in calcium debulking and modification techniques, CACs are now targets for intervention with growing success. This review will summarize the most recent developments in the diagnosis and characterization of CAC, offer a comparison of the aforementioned imaging technologies including which ones are most suitable for specific clinical presentations, and review the CAC modifying therapies currently available.
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- Samuel B. Wopperer
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States
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- Oxford Heart Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Oxford Heart Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Oxford Heart Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Oxford Heart Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Oxford Heart Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Oxford Heart Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Correspondence: Giovanni Luigi De Maria
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Vera-Vera S, Garcia A, Jimenez-Valero S, Galeote G, Moreno R, Jurado-Roman A. Excimer Laser Coronary Atherectomy to Treat Calcified Lesions. Interv Cardiol 2022; 17:e14. [PMID: 36304066 PMCID: PMC9585644 DOI: 10.15420/icr.2022.10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2022] [Accepted: 05/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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- Silvio Vera-Vera
- Interventional Cardiology Unit, Cardiology Department, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, Cardiology Department, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, Cardiology Department, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, Cardiology Department, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, Cardiology Department, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, Cardiology Department, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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Wang J, Huang J, Yakubu AS, Wu K, Huang Z, Zhong Z, Liao H, Zhang B. Safety and Feasibility of Rotational Atherectomy for Retrograde Recanalization of Chronically Occluded Coronary Arteries. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9:854757. [PMID: 35783869 PMCID: PMC9247204 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.854757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2022] [Accepted: 05/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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ObjectiveTo evaluate the safety and feasibility of rotational atherectomy (RA) in retrograde chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention (CTO-PCI) by analyzing immediate and long-term outcomes.BackgroundRecent evidence supports the safety and feasibility of RA in CTO-PCI. However, few studies have focused on the use of RA in a retrograde approach to percutaneous revascularization of chronic total occlusion (CTO) lesions and information on long-term outcomes is lacking.MethodsA total of 329 patients who underwent retrograde CTO-PCI, out of 1496 consecutive CTO-PCI patients from April 2017 to July 2020, were retrospectively recruited from the 2nd Cardiology Department of the Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital. 16 patients underwent RA (RA group) whilst 313 did not (non-RA group).ResultsTechnical (87.5% vs. 87.5) and procedural (85.9% vs. 87.5) success rates were similar between both groups. There was no difference concerning major procedural complications between groups (12.5% vs. 19.2%; p > 0.75). No in-hospital MACCEs was recorded in the RA group while there were eight MACCEs in the non-RA group (p > 0.99). In the RA group, 2 cases recorded perforation (1 target vessel perforation case and 1 branch vessel perforation), and 55 cases of vessel perforations/dissections were recorded in non-RA group including 18 target vessel perforations, 2 branch vessel perforations, 35 collateral vessel perforations (one patient died from cardiac tamponade). No difference was found in terms of the perforation rate between the two groups (p > 0.99). Over a mean follow-up period of 26.47 ± 14.46 months, use of RA in retrograde CTO-PCI did not result in an increased mortality rate [hazard ratio (HR) 1.58, 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.31–8.21, p = 0.65], major adverse cardiac and cerebral events (HR 0.99, 95% CI 0.35–2.79, p = 0.99) or overall rehospitalization rate (HR 1.27, 95% CI 0.44–3.67, p = 0.67). Adjusted Kaplan–Meier curves according to Cox regression model suggested several predictors influencing the all-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality, MACCEs, stroke rate, non-fatal myocardial infarction, target vessel recanalization rate and rehospitalization rate in the comparison.ConclusionsOur study demonstrates that the in-hospital outcomes and long-term follow up events were the same between RA and non-RA retrograde CTO-PCI patients. RA offered an option for skillful operators in difficult cases when the lesion was severely calcified in retrograde CTO-PCI.
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- Jing Wang
- School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Affiliated Nanhai Hospital, Southern Medical University (People's Hospital of Nanhai District), Foshan, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Bin Zhang
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Hemetsberger R, Abdelghani M, Toelg R, Garcia-Garcia HM, Farhan S, Mankerious N, Elbasha K, Allali A, Windecker S, Lefèvre T, Saito S, Kandzari D, Waksman R, Richardt G. Complex vs. non-complex percutaneous coronary intervention with newer-generation drug-eluting stents: an analysis from the randomized BIOFLOW trials. Clin Res Cardiol 2022; 111:795-805. [PMID: 35212802 DOI: 10.1007/s00392-022-01994-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2021] [Accepted: 02/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Patients undergoing complex percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) are at higher risk of adverse outcomes, but data are scarce in the era of newer-generation coronary stents. AIM We sought to compare the clinical outcomes after complex PCI with a bioresorbable-polymer sirolimus-eluting stent (BP-SES) versus a durable-polymer everolimus-eluting stent (DP-EES). METHODS Patients (n = 2350) from BIOFLOW-II, -IV, and -V randomized trials were categorized into non-complex PCI vs. complex PCI. Complex PCI had at least one of the following criteria: multi-vessel PCI, ≥ 3 lesions treated, ≥ 3 stents implanted, total stent length ≥ 60 mm. Endpoints were target lesion failure (TLF: cardiac death, target-vessel myocardial infarction [TV-MI], or target lesion revascularization [TLR]) and probable/definite stent thrombosis (ST) at three years. RESULTS Patients with complex PCI (n = 348) were older and presented more often with acute coronary syndrome than non-complex PCI patients (n = 2002). Complex PCI lesions were more often type B2/C and bifurcation lesions and required more pre- and post-dilatation. Complex PCI patients had higher rates of TLF (14.6% vs. 8.1%; aHR 1.89, 95% CI [1.31-2.73], p = 0.001), TV-MI (10.2% vs. 4.4%, aHR 2.17, 95% CI [1.40-3.37], p = 0.001), and ST (1.5% vs. 0.4%, p = 0.025) as compared with non-complex PCI. TLF was not lower with BP-SES as compared to DP-EES in complex PCI (12.6% vs 18.2%, p = 0.16). CONCLUSION Patients undergoing complex PCI with the newer-generation DES still sustain a higher risk of TLF, TV-MI and stent thrombosis as compared with non-complex PCI. This adverse outcome was not significantly modified by the stent platform (BP-SES vs. DP-EES). CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION Clinicaltrial.gov NCT01356888, NCT01939249, NCT02389946, https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01356888 ; https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01939249 ; https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02389946 .
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- Rayyan Hemetsberger
- Heart Center Bad Segeberg, Segeberger Kliniken GmbH, Am Kurpark 1, 23795, Bad Segeberg, Germany. .,Department of Cardiology, Berufsgenossenschaftliches Universitätsklinikum Bergmannsheil Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
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- Cardiology Department, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.,Cardiology Department, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Heart Center Bad Segeberg, Segeberger Kliniken GmbH, Am Kurpark 1, 23795, Bad Segeberg, Germany
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, New York, NY, USA
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- Heart Center Bad Segeberg, Segeberger Kliniken GmbH, Am Kurpark 1, 23795, Bad Segeberg, Germany
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- Heart Center Bad Segeberg, Segeberger Kliniken GmbH, Am Kurpark 1, 23795, Bad Segeberg, Germany
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- Heart Center Bad Segeberg, Segeberger Kliniken GmbH, Am Kurpark 1, 23795, Bad Segeberg, Germany
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- Okinawa Tokushukai Shonan Kamakura General Hospital, Kamakura, Japan
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- Interventional Cardiology, Medstar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA
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- Heart Center Bad Segeberg, Segeberger Kliniken GmbH, Am Kurpark 1, 23795, Bad Segeberg, Germany
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Association between coronary artery calcium score and in-stent restenosis after drug-eluting stent implantation. Coron Artery Dis 2022; 33:284-294. [PMID: 35085159 DOI: 10.1097/mca.0000000000001124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Coronary artery calcium (CAC) is a modifiable contributor of in-stent restenosis (ISR), but quantitative analyses using a noninvasive approach are limited. We aimed to investigate the associations between CAC score derived from ECG-gated coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) or non-gated non-contrast chest computed tomography (NCCT) and ISR. METHODS We included 368 lesions in 194 patients with coronary drug-eluting stent implantations in final analyses. CAC was quantified using the Agatston score. Primary endpoint was ISR, defined as lumen diameter stenosis over 50% at the stent segment or its proximal or distal edges (5-mm segments adjacent to the stent), at angiographic follow-up. RESULTS The CAC scores in either CCTA/2.5 mm group (r = 0.7702; P < 0.0001) or NCCT/5 mm group (r = 0.7105; P < 0.0001) were both correlated with in-stent diameter stenosis. The receiver-operating characteristic curve analysis identified a CAC score >245 in CCTA/2.5 mm group as the optimal ISR cutoff (sensitivity, 60.0%; specificity, 83.7%; area under the curve, 0.744; P < 0.001), and >209 in NCCT/5 mm group (sensitivity, 46.7%; specificity, 91.9%; area under the curve, 0.704; P < 0.001). Multivariable logistic regression models indicated a CAC score >245 in CCTA/2.5 mm group and >209 in NCCT/5 mm group independently associated with an 8.46- and 21.89-fold increase in ISR, respectively (all P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS Either a CAC score >245 in CCTA/2.5 mm or >209 in NCCT/5 mm was significantly associated with increased risk in ISR.
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Golino L, Caiazzo G, Calabrò P, Colombo A, Contarini M, Fedele F, Gabrielli G, Galassi AR, Golino P, Scotto di Uccio F, Tarantini G, Argentino V, Balbi M, Bernardi G, Boccalatte M, Bonmassari R, Bottiglieri G, Caramanno G, Cesaro F, Cigala E, Chizzola G, Di Lorenzo E, Intorcia A, Fattore L, Galli S, Gerosa G, Giannotta D, Grossi P, Monda V, Mucaj A, Napodano M, Nicosia A, Perrotta R, Pieri D, Prati F, Ramazzotti V, Romeo F, Rubino A, Russolillo E, Spedicato L, Tuccillo B, Tumscitz C, Vigna C, Bertinato L, Armigliato P, Ambrosini V. Excimer laser technology in percutaneous coronary interventions: Cardiovascular laser society's position paper. Int J Cardiol 2022; 350:19-26. [PMID: 34995700 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2021.12.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2021] [Revised: 12/07/2021] [Accepted: 12/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Excimer Laser Coronary Atherectomy (ELCA) is a well-established therapy that emerged for the treatment of peripheral vascular atherosclerosis in the late 1980s, at a time when catheters and materials were rudimentary and associated with the most serious complications. Refinements in catheter technology and the introduction of improved laser techniques have led to their effective use for the treatment of a wide spectrum of complex coronary lesions, such as thrombotic lesions, severe calcific lesions, non-crossable or non-expandable lesions, chronic occlusions, and stent under-expansion. The gradual introduction of high-energy strategies combined with the contrast infusion technique has enabled us to treat an increasing number of complex cases with a low rate of periprocedural complications. Currently, the use of the ELCA has also been demonstrated to be effective in acute coronary syndrome (ACS), especially in the context of large thrombotic lesions.
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- L Golino
- UOC Cardiologia/UTIC, Laboratorio di Emodinamica e Cardiologia Interventistica, Presidio Ospedaliero S. Giuseppe Moscati, Aversa, Caserta, Italy.
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- UOC Cardiologia/UTIC, Laboratorio di Emodinamica e Cardiologia Interventistica, Presidio Ospedaliero S. Giuseppe Moscati, Aversa, Caserta, Italy
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- Cattedra di Cardiologia, Dipartimento di Medicina Traslazionale, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" - U.O.C. di Cardiologia Clinica a Direzione Universitaria A.O.R.N. Sant'Anna e San Sebastiano, Caserta, Italy
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- Cardiologia Interventistica, Centro Cuore Columbus, Milano, Italy
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- Cardiologia e Laboratorio di Emodinamica, Presidio Ospedaliero Umberto I° Siracusa, Italy
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- Cattedra di Cardiologia, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico Umberto I°, Roma, Italy
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- Cardiologia Interventistica, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria, Ospedali Riuniti, Ancona, Italy
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- Cattedra di Cardiologia, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria, Policlinico "P. Giaccone", Palermo, Italy
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- Cattedra di Cardiologia, Dipartimento di Scienze Medico-Translazionali, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Sezione di Cardiologia, c/o Ospedale Monaldi, Napoli, Italy
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- Unità Operativa Semplice Dipartimentale di "Emodinamica e Cardiologia Interventistica", Dipartimento Strutturale Aziendale Cardio-Toraco-Vascolare, Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova, Italy
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- Cardiologia Interventistica, Azienda Ospedaliera per l'Emergenza Cannizzaro, Catania, Italy
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- Cardiologia Interventistica, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria S. Martino, Genova, Italy
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- Associazione per la Ricerca in Cardiologia, Ospedale S. Maria degli Angeli, Pordenone, Italy
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- Laboratorio Emodinamica P.O. S. Maria delle Grazie ASL NA2, Pozzuoli, Napoli, Italy
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- Cardiologia Interventistica, Presidio Ospedaliero S. Chiara, Trento, Italy
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- Cardiologia Interventistica, Ospedale "SS.Addolorata", Eboli, Salerno, Italy
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- Cardiologia Interventistica, Presidio Ospedaliero S. Giovanni di Dio, Agrigento, Italy
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- Cardiologia Università "Luigi Vanvitelli", Caserta, Italy
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- Cardiologia Interventistica, Azienda Ospedaliera dei Colli, Ospedale Monaldi, Napoli, Italy
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- Cardiologia Interventistica, Azienda ospedaliera Universitaria Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy
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- Cardiologia e Laboratorio di Emodinamica, AORN S. Giuseppe Moscati, Avellino, Italy
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- Cardiologia e Laboratorio di Emodinamica, AORN S. Giuseppe Moscati, Avellino, Italy
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- UOC Cardiologia/UTIC, Laboratorio di Emodinamica e Cardiologia Interventistica, Presidio Ospedaliero S. Giuseppe Moscati, Aversa, Caserta, Italy
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- Cardiologia Interventistica, IRCCS Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Cardio-Toraco-Vascolari e Sanità Pubblica, Università di Padova, Italy
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- Cardiologia, Presidio Ospedaliero Gravina e Santo Pietro, Caltagirone, Catania, Italy
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- Cardiologia e Laboratorio di Emodinamica, Presidio Ospedaliero Mazzoni, Ascoli Piceno, Italy
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- Cardiologia Interventistica, Azienda Ospedaliera dei Colli, Ospedale Monaldi, Napoli, Italy
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- Cardiologia Interventistica, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria, Ospedali Riuniti, Ancona, Italy
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- Unità Operativa Semplice Dipartimentale di "Emodinamica e Cardiologia Interventistica", Dipartimento Strutturale Aziendale Cardio-Toraco-Vascolare, Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova, Italy
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- Cardiologia Interventistica, Presidio Ospedaliero Giovanni Paolo II°, Ragusa, Italy
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- Cardiologia Interventistica, Azienda Ospedaliera S. Anna e S. Sebastiano, Caserta, Italy
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- Cardiologia Interventistica, Presidio Ospedaliero G.F. Ingrassia, Palermo, Italy
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- Cardiologia d'Urgenza ed Interventistica, Azienda Ospedaliera S. Giovanni Addolorata, Roma, Italy
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- Cardiologia d'Urgenza ed Interventistica, Azienda Ospedaliera S. Giovanni Addolorata, Roma, Italy
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- UniCamillus International Medical University, Rome, Italy
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- Cardiologia Interventistica, Presidio Ospedaliero G.F. Ingrassia, Palermo, Italy
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- Cardiologia Interventistica, Ospedale S. Giovanni Bosco, Napoli, Italy
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- Cardiologia Interventistica, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria S. Maria della Misericordia, Udine, Italy
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- Cardiologia Interventistica Ospedale del Mare, Napoli, Italy
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- Cattedra di Cardiologia, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria, Arcispedale S. Anna, Ferrara, Italy
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- Cardiologia Interventistica, IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, S. Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia, Italy
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- Clinical Governance, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Italy
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- Scientific Board Cardiovascular Laser Society, Italy
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- Cardiologia e Laboratorio di Emodinamica, AORN S. Giuseppe Moscati, Avellino, Italy
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Exciter laser coronary atherectomy (ELCA) can be a powerful weapon in the treatment of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). Med Hypotheses 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2022.110779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Hou FJ, Ma XT, Zhou YJ, Guan J. Excimer laser coronary atherectomy for a severe calcified coronary ostium lesion: A case report. World J Clin Cases 2021; 9:10666-10670. [PMID: 35004999 PMCID: PMC8686135 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i34.10666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2021] [Revised: 07/12/2021] [Accepted: 10/25/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Percutaneous coronary intervention can be challenging for ostial coronary artery lesions due to calcium burden and elastic fiber content. Excimer laser coronary atherectomy (ELCA) is a less common treatment for severe calcified coronary ostium lesions.
CASE SUMMARY An 81-year-old male presented to the Cardiology Department of Qingdao Municipal Hospital with a 1-year history of chest pain. Coronary angiography showed severe calcific stenosis (approximately 90%) in the right coronary artery ostium. The right coronary artery ostium was unable to be advanced using a 2.5 mm × 12.0 mm balloon (NC Sprinter, Medtronic, United States) or dilated using a 2.0 mm × 12.0 mm balloon (Sprinter, Medtronic, United States). The patient underwent successful ELCA and balloon dilation of the calcified coronary ostium lesion.
CONCLUSION ELCA appears to be a safe and effective treatment for the management of severe calcified coronary ostium lesions.
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- Fang-Jie Hou
- Department of Cardiology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao 266000, Shandong Province, China
- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao 266000, Shandong Province, China
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Karacsonyi J, Alaswad K, Choi JW, Vemmou E, Nikolakopoulos I, Poommipanit P, Rafeh NA, ElGuindy A, Ungi I, Egred M, Brilakis ES. Laser for balloon uncrossable and undilatable chronic total occlusion interventions. Int J Cardiol 2021; 336:33-37. [PMID: 34022321 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2021.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2021] [Revised: 04/27/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND There is limited information on use of laser in complex percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). We examined the impact of laser on the outcomes of balloon uncrossable and balloon undilatable chronic total occlusion (CTO) PCI. METHODS We reviewed baseline clinical and angiographic characteristics and procedural outcomes of 4845 CTO PCIs performed between 2012 and 2020 at 32 centers. RESULTS Of the 4845 CTO lesions, 752 (15.5%) were balloon uncrossable (523 cases) or balloon undilatable (356 cases) and were included in this analysis. Mean patient age was 66.9 ± 10 years and 83% were men. Laser was used in 20.3% of the lesions. Compared with cases in which laser was not used, laser was more commonly used in longer length occlusions (33 [21, 50] vs. 25 [15, 40] mm, p = 0.0004) and in-stent restenotic lesions (41% vs. 20%, p < 0.0001). Laser use was associated with higher technical (91.5% vs. 83.1%, p = 0.010) and procedural (88.9% vs. 81.6%, p = 0.033) success rates and similar incidence of major adverse cardiac events (3.92% vs. 3.51%, p = 0.805). Laser use was associated with longer procedural (169 [109, 231] vs. 130 [87, 199], p < 0.0001) and fluoroscopy time (64 [40, 94] vs. 50 [31, 81], p = 0.003). CONCLUSIONS In a contemporary, multicenter registry balloon uncrossable and balloon undilatable lesions represented 15.5% of all CTO PCIs. Laser was used in approximately one-fifth of these cases and was associated with high technical and procedural success and similar major complication rates.
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- Judit Karacsonyi
- Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Baylor Heart and Vascular Hospital, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- University Hospitals, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Aswan Heart Centre, Magdi Yacoub Foundation, Aswan, Egypt
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- Division of Invasive Cardiology, Second Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology Center, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
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