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Azzalini L, Lombardi WL. Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Mindset, Culture, and Continuous Improvement. Am J Cardiol 2024; 222:141-148. [PMID: 38705253 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2024.04.048] [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: 02/19/2024] [Revised: 03/26/2024] [Accepted: 04/26/2024] [Indexed: 05/07/2024]
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The development of complex and higher-risk indicated procedures (CHIP) and chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has brought new challenges in terms of operator training. Although the technical aspects of learning CHIP/CTO PCI have been described in detail, very little has been discussed concerning the mental skills that the operator must possess or develop to be successful. Moreover, an at least equally important aspect of CHIP/CTO PCI program development is the professional culture of the institution where these complex procedures are performed, because this can mark the difference between a thriving and long-lasting program and one that is quickly bound to fail. This article analyzes the mental attributes of the CHIP/CTO PCI operator and outlines several leadership principles that can be applied to foster a growth culture and develop a thriving program.
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- Lorenzo Azzalini
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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Simsek B, Rempakos A, Kostantinis S, Alexandrou M, Karacsonyi J, Rangan BV, Mastrodemos OC, Mutlu D, Abi Rafeh N, Alaswad K, Avran A, Azzalini L, ElGuindy A, Egred M, Goktekin O, Gorgulu S, Jaber W, Kearney KE, Kirtane AJ, Lombardi WL, Mashayekhi K, McEntegart M, Nicholson W, Rinfret S, Allana SS, Sandoval Y, Nicholas Burke M, Brilakis ES. International survey of chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention operators. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2024; 103:12-19. [PMID: 37983649 DOI: 10.1002/ccd.30914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2023] [Revised: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 11/09/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND Contemporary chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) practice has received limited study. AIM To examine the contemporary CTO PCI practice. METHODS We performed an online, anonymous, international survey of CTO PCI operators. RESULTS Five hundred forty-five CTO PCI operators and 190 interventional cardiology fellows with an interest in CTO PCI participated in this survey. Almost half were from the United States (41%), most (93%) were men, and the median h/week spent in the hospital was 58. Median annual case numbers were 205 (150-328) for PCIs and 20 (5-50) for CTO PCIs. Almost one-fifth (17%) entered CTO cases into registries, such as PROGRESS-CTO (55%) and EuroCTO (20%). More than one-third worked at academic institutions (39%), 31% trained dedicated CTO fellows, and 22% proctored CTO PCI. One-third (34%) had dedicated CTO PCI days. Most (51%) never discharged CTO patients the same day, while 17% discharged CTO patients the same day >50% of the time. After successful guidewire crossing, 38% used intravascular imaging >90% of the time. Most used CTO scores including J-CTO (81%), PROGRESS-CTO (35%), and PROGRESS-CTO complications scores (30%). Coronary artery perforation was encountered within the last month by 19%. On a scale of 0-10, the median comfort levels in treating coronary artery perforation were: covered stents 8.8 (7.0-10), coil embolization 5.0 (2.1-8.5), and fat embolization 3.7 (0.6-7.3). Most (51%) participants had a complication cart/kit and 25% conducted regular complication drills with catheterization laboratory staff. CONCLUSION Contemporary CTO PCI practices vary widely. Further research on barriers to following the guiding principles of CTO PCI may improve patient outcomes.
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- Bahadir Simsek
- Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, North Oaks Health System, Hammond, Louisiana, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Adult Cardiology Department, Aswan Heart Centre, Magdi Yacoub Foundation, Aswan, Egypt
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- Department of Cardiology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Cardiology, Memorial Bahcelievler Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Biruni University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department for Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Heartcenter Lahr, Lahr, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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An W, Ye J, Han B, Wang X, Han C, Gao J, Liu Z. Efficacy and safety of self-made covered coronary stent in the treatment of coronary artery perforation. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2023; 23:537. [PMID: 37923982 PMCID: PMC10625290 DOI: 10.1186/s12872-023-03575-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/06/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To observe the efficacy and safety of self-made covered coronary stent in the treatment of coronary artery perforation. METHODS Covered coronary stent was prepared by wrapping 3 M film on the surface of coronary stents. The beagle dogs were divided into control group and experimental group. A drug-eluting stent (DES) was implanted in the control group. The covered stent was applied to block the coronary branches of beagle dogs. The CaIMR value after stent placement was calculated by FlashAngio software. The effect of blocking the coronary branches on blood flow was observed by coronary angiography (CAG). The condition of the implanted stent was observed by optical coherence tomography (OCT), and the histopathologic examination of the coronary vessel implanted stent was performed by HE staining. RESULTS The best number of layers was 2. Compared with the control group, the CaIMR of the experimental group increased (p < 0.05). A lot of in-stent thrombosis were found in the experimental group and obvious blood flow obstruction during follow-up. HE staining showed that stents implanted in the two groups adhered well to the wall of the blood vessel, but in-stent thrombosis and intimal hyperplasia were founded in the experimental group, while the in-stent restenosis was not founded. CONCLUSION The self-made coronary covered stent can effectively block the leakage caused by coronary perforation, but the stent endothelialization is poor, which easily causes stent thrombosis and restenosis, so it is not recommended as a routine remedy.
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- Wen An
- Department of Cardiology, Putuo Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200062, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, Putuo Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200062, People's Republic of China
- Department of Cardiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, Putuo Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200062, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, Putuo Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200062, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, Putuo Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200062, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, Putuo Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200062, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Cardiology, Putuo Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200062, People's Republic of China.
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Loh SX, Brilakis E, Gasparini G, Agostoni P, Garbo R, Mashayekhi K, Alaswad K, Goktiken O, Avran A, Knaapen P, Nap A, Elguindi A, Tammam K, Yamane M, Stone GW, Egred M. Coils embolization use for coronary procedures: Basics, indications, and techniques. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2023; 102:900-911. [PMID: 37668102 DOI: 10.1002/ccd.30821] [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: 07/13/2023] [Revised: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 09/06/2023]
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The use of coils is fundamental in interventional cardiology and can be lifesaving in selected settings. Coils are classified by their materials into bare metal, fiber coated, and hydrogel coated, or by the deliverability method into, pushable or detachable coils. Coils are delivered through microcatheters and the choice of coil size is important to ensure compatibility with the inner diameter of the delivery catheter, firstly to be able to deliver and secondly to prevent the coil from being stuck and damaged. Clinically, coils are used in either acute or in elective setting. The most important acute indication is typically the sealing coronary perforation. In the elective settings, coils can be used for the treatment of certain congenital cardiac abnormalities, aneurysms, fistulas or in the treatment of arterial side branch steal syndrome after CABG. Coils must always be delivered under fluoroscopy guidance. There are some associated complications with coils that can be acute or chronic, that nictitates regular followed-up. There is a need for education, training and regular workshops with hands-on to build the experience to use coils in situations that are infrequently encountered.
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- Shu Xian Loh
- Cardiothoracic Department, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Invasive Cardiology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology Department, Maria Pia Hospital, GVM Care & Research, Turin, Italy
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- Internal Medicine and Cardiology, MediClin Heartcenter, Herzzentrum Lahr, Hohbergweg, Germany
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- Edith and Benson Ford Heart and Vascular Institute, Henry Ford Hospital, Henry Ford Health System, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Aswan Heart Centre, Magdi Yacoub Foundation, Aswan, Egypt
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- Cardiac Center of Excellence, International Medical Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Cardiothoracic Department, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
- Newcastle University Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
- School of Medicine, University of Sunderland, Sunderland, UK
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Sun J, Jin X, Zhang L, Shen H, Yu H. Rosuvastatin plus ticagrelor decreases the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events and elevates cardiac function compared with ticagrelor alone in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: A meta‑analysis. Exp Ther Med 2023; 26:525. [PMID: 37869634 PMCID: PMC10587883 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2023.12224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2023] [Accepted: 09/13/2023] [Indexed: 10/24/2023] Open
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Several previous studies have reported that rosuvastatin plus ticagrelor is superior to ticagrelor monotherapy in patients receiving percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI); several others, however, dispute this. The present meta-analysis summarized relevant studies, aiming to comprehensively explore the efficacy of rosuvastatin plus ticagrelor vs. ticagrelor monotherapy in patients receiving PCI. Published studies comparing the efficacy between rosuvastatin plus ticagrelor and ticagrelor alone among patients receiving PCI were searched in the CNKI, Wanfang, CQVIP, EMBASE, Cochrane and PubMed databases until January 2023. The present meta-analysis included 3 cohort studies and 4 randomized controlled trials with 426 patients receiving rosuvastatin plus ticagrelor and 424 patients receiving ticagrelor monotherapy. Rosuvastatin plus ticagrelor decreased the occurrence of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) compared with ticagrelor [relative risk (RR), 0.29; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.18-0.47]. Subgroup analysis revealed similar findings in studies with a follow-up of <6 months (RR, 0.24; 95% CI, 0.13-0.47) and ≥6 months (RR, 0.36; 95% CI, 0.18-0.70), as well as in studies using 10 mg rosuvastatin (RR, 0.27; 95% CI, 0.15-0.50) and 20 mg rosuvastatin (RR, 0.33; 95% CI, 0.16-0.69). In addition, rosuvastatin plus ticagrelor decreased the left ventricular (LV) end-systolic diameter [mean difference (MD), -0.71; 95% CI, -(1.36-0.07)], LV end-diastolic diameter [MD, -1.17; 95% CI, -(1.91-0.43)] and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide [MD, -2.97; 95% CI, -(4.55-1.38)], and increased the LV ejection fraction (MD, 0.99; 95% CI, 0.74-1.25). In conclusion, rosuvastatin plus ticagrelor was shown to decrease the risk of MACE and elevate cardiac function compared with ticagrelor monotherapy in patients receiving PCI.
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- Jinling Sun
- Department of Geriatrics, Zibo Central Hospital, Zibo, Shandong 255036, P.R. China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Zibo Central Hospital, Zibo, Shandong 255036, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Zibo Central Hospital, Zibo, Shandong 255036, P.R. China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Zibo Central Hospital, Zibo, Shandong 255036, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Zibo Central Hospital, Zibo, Shandong 255036, P.R. China
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Chiastra C, Zuin M, Rigatelli G, D’Ascenzo F, De Ferrari GM, Collet C, Chatzizisis YS, Gallo D, Morbiducci U. Computational fluid dynamics as supporting technology for coronary artery disease diagnosis and treatment: an international survey. Front Cardiovasc Med 2023; 10:1216796. [PMID: 37719972 PMCID: PMC10501454 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1216796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023] Open
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Background Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is emerging as an effective technology able to improve procedural outcomes and enhance clinical decision-making in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). The present study aims to assess the state of knowledge, use and clinical acceptability of CFD in the diagnosis and treatment of CAD. Methods We realized a 20-questions international, anonymous, cross-sectional survey to cardiologists to test their knowledge and confidence on CFD as a technology applied to patients suffering from CAD. Responses were recorded between May 18, 2022, and June 12, 2022. Results A total of 466 interventional cardiologists (mean age 48.4 ± 8.3 years, males 362), from 42 different countries completed the survey, for a response rate of 45.9%. Of these, 66.6% declared to be familiar with the term CFD, especially for optimization of existing interventional techniques (16.1%) and assessment of hemodynamic quantities related with CAD (13.7%). About 30% of respondents correctly answered to the questions exploring their knowledge on the pathophysiological role of some CFD-derived quantities such as wall shear stress and helical flow in coronary arteries. Among respondents, 85.9% would consider patient-specific CFD-based analysis in daily interventional practice while 94.2% declared to be interested in receiving a brief foundation course on the basic CFD principles. Finally, 87.7% of respondents declared to be interested in a cath-lab software able to conduct affordable CFD-based analyses at the point-of-care. Conclusions Interventional cardiologists reported to be profoundly interested in adopting CFD simulations as a technology supporting decision making in the treatment of CAD in daily practice.
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- Claudio Chiastra
- PoliToMed Lab, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, Department of Cardiology, Madre Teresa Hospital, Padova, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medical Sciences, Città Della Salute e Della Scienza Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medical Sciences, Città Della Salute e Della Scienza Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States
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- PoliToMed Lab, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- PoliToMed Lab, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy
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Kostantinis S, Simsek B, Karacsonyi J, Rempakos A, Alaswad K, Megaly M, Krestyaninov O, Khelimskii D, Karmpaliotis D, Jaffer FA, Khatri JJ, Poommipanit P, Patel MP, Mahmud E, Koutouzis M, Tsiafoutis I, Gorgulu S, Elbarouni B, Nicholson W, Jaber W, Rinfret S, Abi Rafeh N, Goktekin O, ElGuindy AM, Allana SS, Rangan BV, Sandoval Y, Burke MN, Brilakis ES. Impact of proximal cap ambiguity on the procedural techniques and outcomes of chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention: Insights from the PROGRESS-CTO Registry. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2023; 101:737-746. [PMID: 36740235 DOI: 10.1002/ccd.30580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2022] [Revised: 01/17/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2023] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Proximal cap ambiguity is a key parameter in the global chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) crossing algorithm. METHODS We examined the baseline characteristics and procedural outcomes of 9718 CTO PCIs performed in 9498 patients at 41 US and non-US centers between 2012 and 2022. RESULTS Proximal cap ambiguity was present in 35% of CTO lesions. Patients whose lesions had proximal cap ambiguity were more likely to have had prior coronary artery bypass graft surgery (37% vs. 24%; p < 0.001). Lesions with proximal cap ambiguity were more complex with higher J-CTO score (3.1 ± 1.0 vs. 2.0 ± 1.2; p < 0.001) and lower technical (79% vs. 90%; p < 0.001) and procedural (77% vs. 89%; p < 0.001) success rates compared with nonambiguous CTO lesions. The incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) was higher in cases with proximal cap ambiguity (2.5% vs. 1.7%; p < 0.001). The retrograde approach was more commonly used among cases with ambiguous proximal cap (50% vs. 21%; p < 0.001) and was more likely to be the final successful crossing strategy (29% vs. 13%; p < 0.001). The antegrade dissection and re-entry (ADR) "move-the-cap" techniques were also more common among cases with proximal cap ambiguity. CONCLUSIONS Proximal cap ambiguity in CTO lesions is associated with higher utilization of the retrograde approach and ADR, lower technical and procedural success rates, and higher incidence of in-hospital MACE.
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- Spyridon Kostantinis
- Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Henry Ford Cardiovascular Division, Detroit, Minnesota, USA
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- University Hospitals, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Emory University Hospital Midtown, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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Simsek B, Kostantinis S, Karacsonyi J, Hakeem A, Prasad A, Prasad A, Bortnick AE, Elbarouni B, Jneid H, Abbott JD, Azzalini L, Kohl LP, Gössl M, Patel RAG, Allana S, Nazif TM, Baber U, Mastrodemos OC, Chami T, Mahowald M, Rempakos A, Rangan BV, Sandoval Y, Brilakis ES. Educational Experience of Interventional Cardiology Fellows in the United States and Canada. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2023; 16:247-257. [PMID: 36792250 PMCID: PMC9924361 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2022.11.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2022] [Revised: 11/01/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND The COVID-19 pandemic and iodinated contrast shortage may have affected interventional cardiology (IC) fellowship training. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate the educational experience of first-year IC fellows in the United States and Canada. METHODS A 59-question online survey was conducted among 2021-2022 first-year IC fellows in the United States and Canada. RESULTS Of the 360 IC fellows invited to participate, 111 (31%) responded; 95% were from the United States, and 79% were men. Participants were mostly from university programs (70%), spent 61 to 70 hours/week in the hospital, and had an annual percutaneous coronary intervention case number of <200 (5%), 200 to 249 (8%), 250 to 349 (33%), 350 to 499 (39%), 500 to 699 (12%), or ≥700 (3%). For femoral access, a micropuncture needle was used regularly by 89% and ultrasound-guided puncture by 81%, and 43% used vascular closure devices in most cases (>80%). Intravascular ultrasound was performed and interpreted very comfortably by 62% and optical coherence tomography (OCT) by 32%, and 20% did not have access to OCT. Approximately one-third felt very comfortable performing various atherectomy techniques. Covered stents, fat embolization, and coil embolization were used very comfortably by 14%, 4%, and 3%, respectively. Embolic protection devices were used very comfortably by 11% to 24% of IC fellows. Almost one-quarter of fellows (24%) were warned about their high radiation exposure. Eighty-four percent considered IC fellowship somewhat or very stressful, and 16% reported inadequate psychological support. CONCLUSIONS This survey highlights opportunities for improvement with regard to the use of intravascular imaging, atherectomy techniques, complication prevention and management strategies, radiation awareness and mitigation, and psychological support.
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- Bahadir Simsek
- Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation and Minneapolis Heart Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation and Minneapolis Heart Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation and Minneapolis Heart Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA; National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA; Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation and Minneapolis Heart Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation and Minneapolis Heart Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation and Minneapolis Heart Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation and Minneapolis Heart Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation and Minneapolis Heart Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation and Minneapolis Heart Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation and Minneapolis Heart Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation and Minneapolis Heart Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation and Minneapolis Heart Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
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Simsek B, Carlino M, Ojeda S, Pan M, Rinfret S, Vemmou E, Kostantinis S, Nikolakopoulos I, Karacsonyi J, Quadros AS, Dens JA, Abi Rafeh N, Agostoni P, Alaswad K, Avran A, Belli KC, Choi JW, Elguindy A, Jaffer FA, Doshi D, Karmpaliotis D, Khatri JJ, Khelimskii D, Knaapen P, La Manna A, Krestyaninov O, Lamelas P, Padilla L, de Oliveira PP, Spratt JC, Tanabe M, Walsh S, Goktekin O, Gorgulu S, Mastrodemos OC, Allana S, Rangan BV, Kearney KE, Lombardi WL, Grantham JA, Hirai T, Brilakis ES, Azzalini L. Validation of the OPEN-CLEAN Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Perforation Score in a Multicenter Registry. Am J Cardiol 2023; 188:30-35. [PMID: 36462272 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2022.11.023] [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] [Received: 08/19/2022] [Revised: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 11/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
Abstract
Coronary artery perforation is one of the most common and feared complications of chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). We evaluated the utility of the recently presented OPEN-CLEAN (Coronary artery bypass graft, Length of occlusion, Ejection fraction, Age, calcificatioN) perforation score in an independent multicenter CTO PCI dataset. Of the 2,270 patients who underwent CTO PCI at 7 centers, 150 (6.6%) suffered coronary artery perforation. Patients with perforations were older (69 ± 10 vs 65 ± 10, p <0.001), more likely to be women (89% vs 82%, p = 0.010), more likely to have history of previous coronary artery bypass graft (38% vs 20%, p <0.001), and unfavorable angiographic characteristics such as blunt stump (64% vs 42%, p <0.001), proximal cap ambiguity (51% vs 33%, p <0.001), and moderate-severe calcification (57% vs 43%, p = 0.001). Technical success was lower in patients with perforations (69% vs 85%, p <0.001). The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of the OPEN-CLEAN perforation risk model was 0.74 (95% confidence interval 0.68 to 0.79), with good calibration (Hosmer-Lemeshow p = 0.72). We found that the CTO PCI perforation risk increased with higher OPEN-CLEAN scores: 3.5% (score 0 to 1), 3.1% (score 2), 5.3% (score 3), 7.1% (score 4), 11.5% (score 5), 19.8% (score 6 to 7). In conclusion, given its good performance and ease of preprocedural calculation, the OPEN-CLEAN perforation score appears to be useful for quantifying the perforation risk for patients who underwent CTO PCI.
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Affiliation(s)
- Bahadir Simsek
- Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Interventional Cardiology Division, Cardio-Thoracic-Vascular Department, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Interventional Cardiology, Reina Sofia Hospital, University of Cordoba, Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC), Cordoba, Spain
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- Division of Interventional Cardiology, Reina Sofia Hospital, University of Cordoba, Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC), Cordoba, Spain
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- Emory Heart and Vascular Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Department of Cardiology, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology, Clinique Pasteur, Essey-lès-Nancy, France
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- Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Meshalkin Siberian Federal Biomedical Research Center, Ministry of Health of Russian Federation, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
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- Department of Cardiology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Meshalkin Siberian Federal Biomedical Research Center, Ministry of Health of Russian Federation, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
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- Instituto Cardiovascularde Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto Cardiovascularde Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- St. George's University Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiology, Nozaki Tokushukai Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
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Kostantinis S, Simsek B, Karacsonyi J, Davies RE, Benton S, Nicholson W, Rinfret S, Jaber WA, Raj L, Sandesara PB, Alaswad K, Basir MB, Megaly M, Khatri JJ, Young LD, Jaffer FA, Abi Rafeh N, Patel MP, Kerrigan JL, Haddad EV, Dattilo P, Sandoval Y, Schimmel DR, Sheikh AM, ElGuindy AM, Goktekin O, Mastrodemos OC, Rangan BV, Burke MN, Brilakis ES. Intravascular lithotripsy in chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention: Insights from the PROGRESS-CTO registry. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2022; 100:512-519. [PMID: 35916076 DOI: 10.1002/ccd.30354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Revised: 07/11/2022] [Accepted: 07/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The use of intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) in chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has received limited study. METHODS We analyzed the baseline clinical and angiographic characteristics and procedural outcomes of 82 CTO PCIs that required IVL at 14 centers between 2020 and 2022. RESULTS During the study period, IVL was used in 82 of 3301 (2.5%) CTO PCI procedures (0.4% in 2020 and 7% in 2022; p for trend < 0.001). Mean patient age was 69 ± 11 years and 79% were men. The prevalence of hypertension (95%), diabetes mellitus (62%), and prior PCI (61%) was high. The most common target vessel was the right coronary artery (54%), followed by the left circumflex (23%). The mean J-CTO and PROGRESS-CTO scores were 2.8 ± 1.1 and 1.3 ± 1.0, respectively. Antegrade wiring was the final successful crossing strategy in 65% and the retrograde approach was used in 22%. IVL was used in 10% of all heavily calcified lesions and 11% of all balloon undilatable lesions. The 3.5 mm lithotripsy balloon was the most commonly used balloon (28%). The mean number of pulses per lithotripsy run was 33 ± 32 and the median duration of lithotripsy was 80 (interquartile range: 40-103) seconds. Technical and procedural success was achieved in 77 (94%) and 74 (90%) cases, respectively. Two (2.4%) Ellis Class 2 perforations occurred after IVL use and were managed conservatively. CONCLUSION IVL is increasingly being used in CTO PCI with encouraging outcomes.
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Affiliation(s)
- Spyridon Kostantinis
- Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Emory University Hospital Midtown, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Emory University Hospital Midtown, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Henry Ford Cardiovascular Division, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Medical Center of the Rockies, Loveland, Colorado, USA
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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