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Inoue M, Matsuo K, Tamaki T, Hattori K. "Wire kissing technique" and "externalization and pull-through technique" for treating chronic total occlusion in hemodialysis vascular access: A case report. J Vasc Access 2024:11297298241273651. [PMID: 39149909 DOI: 10.1177/11297298241273651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/17/2024] Open
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The construction and utilization of dependable vascular access are essential for hemodialysis. Despite its importance, complications with vascular access are common, significantly impacting patient morbidity and mortality. This report presents a novel approach to treating chronic total occlusion (CTO) in hemodialysis vascular access using the "wire kissing technique" an "externalization and pull-through technique." An 82-year-old woman on hemodialysis had a thrombotic obstruction in her cephalic vein, which conventional methods failed to address. The wire kissing technique allowed the meeting of antegrade and retrograde wires within the CTO lesion, stabilizing the wire and facilitating balloon passage. The externalization and pull-through technique further enabled the balloon to cross the rigid CTO lesion, successfully completing percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA). Post-procedure ultrasonography showed significant improvements in flow volume and resistance index. These techniques, commonly used in coronary and femoral arteries, have not been previously reported for dialysis vascular access. This case highlights a novel and effective solution for overcoming technical difficulties in crossing CTO lesions, potentially improving outcomes in vascular access for hemodialysis patients.
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- Masatoshi Inoue
- Department of Nephrology, Tokai Central Hospital, Kakamigahara City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
- Department of Nephrology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Tokai Central Hospital, Kakamigahara City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Engineering, Tokai Central Hospital, Kakamigahara City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Tokai Central Hospital, Kakamigahara City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
- Department of Nephrology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
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Das A, Lakhani G, Patra T, Kumar S. Antegrade Wire Tracking of the Retrograde Tract (ATRT): A Novel Technique for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Chronic Total Occlusion. Cureus 2024; 16:e65148. [PMID: 39176307 PMCID: PMC11341077 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.65148] [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: 06/23/2024] [Accepted: 07/07/2024] [Indexed: 08/24/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Chronic total occlusion (CTO) lesions are the most challenging subset of coronary lesions. For lesions with a failed antegrade approach, the initial retrograde, followed by a combined retrograde and antegrade approach, remains the mainstay of therapy. OBJECTIVE The study evaluated a technique of initial retrograde followed by an antegrade approach to treat lesions with a failed antegrade approach. METHODS We have adopted this technique to treat 31 CTO lesions with a failed antegrade approach, where a floppy wire was advanced antegrade through the tract created by a retrograde balloon advanced over the retrograde wire (antegrade wire tracking of the retrograde tract (ATRT)), which was advanced into the aorta retrogradely. RESULT In 31 patients with failed antegrade approaches, the ATRT technique was tried, which was successful in 25 patients (the success rate was 80.6%). There was a failure to cross the microchannel in four patients, although angiographically, it looked promising. In two patients, it was impossible to advance the microcatheter or the smallest profile balloon retrogradely until the entire length of the CTO body. So, a reverse controlled antegrade and retrograde subintimal tracking (CART) was performed on these two patients excluded from the study. CONCLUSION ATRT is a useful technique for CTO percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for patients with failed antegrade approaches with acceptable success rates. The procedure is safe in terms of procedural complications.
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- Asit Das
- Department of Cardiology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research and Seth Sukhlal Karnani Memorial Hospital, Kolkata, IND
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- Department of Cardiology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research and Seth Sukhlal Karnani Memorial Hospital, Kolkata, IND
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- Department of Cardiology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research and Seth Sukhlal Karnani Memorial Hospital, Kolkata, IND
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- Department of Periodontology and Implantology, Karnavati School of Dentistry, Karnavati University, Gandhinagar, IND
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Wu EB, Kalyanasundaram A, Brilakis ES, Mashayekhi K, Tsuchikane E. Global Consensus Recommendations on Improving the Safety of Chronic Total Occlusion Interventions. Heart Lung Circ 2024; 33:915-931. [PMID: 38839467 DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2023.11.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2023] [Revised: 09/18/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/07/2024]
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Safety is of critical importance to chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). This global consensus statement provides guidance on how to optimise the safety of CTO) PCI, addressing the following 12 areas: 1. Set-up for safe CTO PCI; 2. Guide catheter--associated vessel injuries; 3. Hydraulic dissection, extraplaque haematoma expansion, and aortic dissections; 4. Haemodynamic collapse during CTO PCI; 5. Side branch occlusion; 6. Perforations; 7. Equipment entrapment; 8. Vascular access considerations; 9. Contrast-induced acute kidney injury; 10. Radiation injury; 11 When to stop; and, 12. Proctorship. This statement complements the global CTO crossing algorithm; by advising how to prevent and deal with complications, this statement aims to facilitate clinical practice, research, and education relating to CTO PCI.
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- Eugene B Wu
- Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Cardiology and Angiology, II University Heart Center, Freiburg Bad Krozingen, Germany
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Tanaka H, Tsuchikane E, Kishi K, Okada H, Oikawa Y, Ito Y, Muramatsu T, Yoshikawa R, Kawasaki T, Okamura A, Sumitsuji S, Muto M, Katoh O. Retrograde Coronary Chronic Total Occlusion Intervention (JR-CTO) Score: From the Japanese CTO-PCI Expert Registry. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2024; 17:1374-1384. [PMID: 38703149 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2024.03.023] [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: 12/01/2023] [Revised: 03/11/2024] [Accepted: 03/19/2024] [Indexed: 05/06/2024]
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BACKGROUND Despite the effectiveness of the retrograde approach for chronic total occlusion (CTO) lesions, there are no standardized tools to predict the success of retrograde percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to develop a prediction tool to identify CTO lesions that will achieve successful retrograde PCI. METHODS This study evaluated data from 2,374 patients who underwent primary retrograde CTO-PCI and were enrolled in the Japanese CTO-PCI Expert Registry between January 2016 and December 2022 (NCT01889459). All observations were randomly assigned to the derivation and validation cohorts at a 2:1 ratio. The prediction score for guidewire failure in retrograde CTO-PCI was determined by assigning 1 point for each factor and summing all accrued points. RESULTS The JR-CTO score (moderate-severe calcification, tortuosity, Werner collateral connection grade ≤1, and nonseptal collateral channel) demonstrated a C-statistic for guidewire failure of 0.72 (95% CI: 0.67-0.76) and 0.71 (95% CI: 0.64-0.77) in the derivation and validation cohorts, respectively. Patients with lower scores had higher guidewire and technical success rates and decreased guidewire crossing time and procedural time (P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS The JR-CTO (Japanese Retrograde Chronic Total Occlusion) score, a simple 4-item score that predicts successful guidewire crossing in patients undergoing retrograde CTO-PCI, has the potential to support clinical decision-making for the retrograde approach.
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- Saiseikai Yokohama-City Eastern Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Saitama Prefecture Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center, Saitama, Japan
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Zeng W, Zhang Y, Liu Y, Wang Q, Zhang L, He C. "Catheter Kissing" Technique to Recanalize Chronic Total Occlusions in Iliac Artery with Wire-Catheter Approach. Ann Vasc Surg 2024; 100:215-222. [PMID: 37922960 DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2023.09.082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Revised: 08/30/2023] [Accepted: 09/03/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND To describe a technique in which 2 5-F curved catheters were used to facilitate the wire-catheter approach for recanalizing chronic total occlusions (CTOs) in the iliac arteries concurrently affecting the common iliac artery and external iliac artery. METHODS This was a single-center retrospective analysis involving endovascular recanalization of 17 iliac artery CTOs in 15 patients (mean age: 73.66 years; all men) between January 2019 and October 2022 using the subintimal arterial flossing with antegrade-retrograde intervention technique. With antegrade and retrograde guidewires in the subintimal spaces of CTOs, the location where the 2 guidewires seemed to overlap was identified as the rendezvous point. Although the 2 guidewires appeared to be in close proximity, there was no evidence that the bidirectional subintimal channels were connected. If several initial attempts failed, 2 5-F multipurpose catheters were introduced to the rendezvous point, followed by twisting, pulling, and pushing maneuvers until the tips of the catheters touched, indicating that the bidirectional subintimal channels were joined. A second wire rendezvous attempt was then employed to create a flossing-type guidewire. Outcome measurements included technical success, rendezvous points, complications, and procedure duration. RESULTS Among this cohort, 80.0% smoked and 66.7% had hypertension. In 11 limbs (64.7%), when initial wire rendezvous attempts failed, the "catheter kissing" technique was employed to successfully recanalize iliac artery CTOs, taking an average of 3.80 ± 1.64 min to complete the secondary wire rendezvous. The average length of CTOs was 111.06 ± 9.99 mm, with 7 (41.2%) and 8 (47.1%) cases exhibiting severe calcification and flush occlusion, respectively. The wire rendezvous point for all cases was in external iliac artery and the average time for successful secondary wire rendezvous was 3.80 ± 1.64 min. All patients were treated with iliac artery stents. No statistically significant difference was observed between the puncture sites of the common femoral artery and superficial femoral artery in relation to failure of the primary wire rendezvous (P = 0.644). No in-hospital deaths or complications were associated with the procedure, including iliac artery rupture, distal embolization, or access site complications. CONCLUSIONS In patients with extensive iliac artery CTOs, the "catheter kissing" technique may offer an effective and time-efficient recanalization approach, without requiring additional specialized devices. Importantly, the risk of complications remains unchanged even when employing a wire rendezvous in a challenging subintimal space.
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- Wei Zeng
- Department of Vascular Surgery, Hospital of Chengu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Hospital of Chengu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Hospital of Chengu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Hospital of Chengu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Hospital of Chengu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Hospital of Chengu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
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Allana SS, Kostantinis S, Rempakos A, Simsek B, Karacsonyi J, Alexandrou M, Choi JW, Alaswad K, Krestyaninov O, Khelimskii D, Gorgulu S, Davies R, Benton S, Karmpaliotis D, Jaffer FA, Khatri JJ, Poommipanit P, Azzalini L, Kearney K, Chandwaney R, Nicholson W, Jaber W, Rinfret S, Frizzell J, Patel T, Jefferson B, Aygul N, Rangan BV, Brilakis ES. The Retrograde Approach to Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Interventions: Technical Analysis and Procedural Outcomes. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2023; 16:2748-2762. [PMID: 38030360 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2023.08.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2023] [Revised: 08/09/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Retrograde chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is associated with lower success and higher complication rates when compared with the antegrade approach. OBJECTIVES This study sought to assess contemporary techniques and outcomes of retrograde CTO PCI. METHODS We examined the baseline characteristics, procedural techniques and outcomes of 4,058 retrograde CTO PCIs performed at 44 centers between 2012 and 2023. Major adverse cardiac events (MACE) included any of the following in-hospital events: death, myocardial infarction, repeat target vessel revascularization, pericardiocentesis, cardiac surgery, and stroke. RESULTS The average J-CTO (Multicenter CTO Registry in Japan) score was 3.1 ± 1.1. Retrograde crossing was successful in 60.5% and lesion crossing in 81.6% of cases. The collaterals pathways successfully used were septals in 62.0%, saphenous vein grafts in 17.4%, and epicardials in 19.1%. The technical and procedural success rates were 78.7% and 76.6%, respectively. When retrograde crossing failed, technical success was achieved in 50.3% of cases using the antegrade approach. In-hospital MACE was 3.5%. The clinical coronary perforation rate was 5.8%. The incidence of in-hospital MACE with retrograde true lumen crossing, just marker antegrade crossing, conventional reverse controlled antegrade and retrograde tracking (CART), contemporary reverse CART, extended reverse CART, guide-extension reverse CART, and CART was 2.1%, 0.8%, 5.5%, 3.0%, 2.1%, 3.2%, and 4.1%, respectively; P = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS Retrograde CTO PCI is utilized in highly complex cases and yields moderate success rates with 5.8% perforation and 3.5% periprocedural MACE rates. Among retrograde crossing strategies, retrograde true lumen puncture was the safest. There is need for improvement of the efficacy and safety of retrograde CTO PCI.
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- Salman S Allana
- 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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- Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Meshalkin National Medical Research Center, Ministry of Health of Russian Federation, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
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- University Hospitals, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Emory University Hospital Midtown, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Tristar Centennial Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Tristar Centennial Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, 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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Werner GS, Yaginuma K. A case report on intravascular lithotripsy to facilitate retrograde wire passage from the subintimal to the luminal space in a calcified chronic total occlusion. Eur Heart J Case Rep 2023; 7:ytad541. [PMID: 38025134 PMCID: PMC10653667 DOI: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytad541] [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: 04/07/2023] [Revised: 10/24/2023] [Accepted: 11/03/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
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Background Severe calcifications are a major reason for failures in chronic total coronary occlusions, as they can obstruct the wire passage both in the antegrade and retrograde technique. Case summary The proximal occlusion of the left anterior descending artery in a 75-year-old man presented with a completely concentric calcified ring all along the segment proximal to the occlusion. The antegrade wire could not pass the calcified occlusion, and in a retrograde approach via the right posterior descending artery the retrograde wire was not able to enter the lumen from a subintimal position outside of the calcified ring. Intravascular lithoplasty in the proximal segment led to a crack in this ring to enable the same retrograde wire now to pass into the true lumen with then successful conclusion of the case. Intravascular ultrasound demonstrated the modification of the calcified ring and the passage of the wire with only a very short subintimal pathway. Discussion Intravascular lithoplasty is a new option to modify severely calcified vessel segments to facilitate the reverse controlled antegrade and retrograde tracking approach. In the present case, this helped to avoid a long subintimal pathway and preserved the vessel anatomy.
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- Gerald S Werner
- Medizinische Klinik I, Klinikum Darmstadt GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik I, Klinikum Darmstadt GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany
- Department of Cardiology, Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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Xenogiannis I, Pavlidis AN, Kaier TE, Rigopoulos AG, Karamasis GV, Triantafyllis AS, Vardas P, Brilakis ES, Kalogeropoulos AS. The role of intravascular imaging in chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention. Front Cardiovasc Med 2023; 10:1199067. [PMID: 37767372 PMCID: PMC10520251 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1199067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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Chronic total occlusions (CTOs) represent the most complex subset of coronary artery disease and therefore careful planning of CTO percutaneous coronary recanalization (PCI) strategy is of paramount importance aiming to achieve procedural success, and improve patient's safety and post CTO PCI outcomes. Intravascular imaging has an essential role in facilitating CTO PCΙ. First, intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), due to its higher penetration depth compared to optical coherence tomography (OCT), and the additional capacity of real-time imaging without need for contrast injection is considered the preferred imaging modality for CTO PCI. Secondly, IVUS can be used to resolve proximal cap ambiguity, facilitate wire re-entry when dissection and re-entry strategies are applied and most importantly to guide stent deployment and optimization post implantation. The role of OCT during CTO PCI is currently limited to stent sizing and optimization, however, due to its high spatial resolution, OCT is ideal for detecting stent edge dissections and strut malapposition. In this review, we describe the use of intravascular imaging for lesion crossing, plaque characterization and wire tracking, extra- or intra-plaque, and stent sizing and optimization during CTO PCI and summarize the findings of the major studies in this field.
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- Iosif Xenogiannis
- Department of Cardiology, Mitera General Hospital, Hygeia HealthCare Group, Athens, Greece
- Second Department of Cardiology, Attikon University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Cardiology, St Thomas’ Hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiology, St Thomas’ Hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiology, Mitera General Hospital, Hygeia HealthCare Group, Athens, Greece
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- Second Department of Cardiology, Attikon University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Cardiology, Mitera General Hospital, Hygeia HealthCare Group, Athens, Greece
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- Center for Coronary Artery Disease, Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Minneapolis, MN, United States
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- Department of Cardiology, Mitera General Hospital, Hygeia HealthCare Group, Athens, Greece
- Department of Cardiology, St Thomas’ Hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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Lefèvre T, Pan M, Stankovic G, Ojeda S, Boudou N, Brilakis ES, Sianos G, Vadalà G, Galassi AR, Garbo R, Louvard Y, Gutiérrez-Chico JL, di Mario C, Hildick-Smith D, Mashayekhi K, Werner GS. CTO and Bifurcation Lesions: An Expert Consensus From the European Bifurcation Club and EuroCTO Club. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2023; 16:2065-2082. [PMID: 37704294 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2023.06.042] [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: 12/30/2022] [Revised: 04/14/2023] [Accepted: 06/13/2023] [Indexed: 09/15/2023]
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Knowledge in the field of bifurcation lesions and chronic total occlusions (CTOs) has progressively improved over the past 20 years. Therefore, the European Bifurcation Club and the EuroCTO Club have decided to write a joint consensus statement to share general knowledge and practical approaches in this complex field. When percutaneously treating CTOs, bifurcation lesions with relevant side branches (SBs) are found in approximately one-third of cases (35% at the proximal cap, 38% at the distal cap, and 27% within the CTO body). Occlusion of a relevant SB is not rare and has been shown to be associated with procedural complications and adverse outcomes. Simple bifurcation rules are very useful to prevent SB occlusion, and provisional SB stenting is the recommended approach in the majority of cases: protect the SB as soon as possible by wiring it, respect the fractal anatomy of the bifurcation by using the 3-diameter rule, and avoid using dissection and re-entry techniques. A systematic 2-stent approach can be used if needed or sometimes to connect both branches of the bifurcation. The retrograde approach can be very useful to save a relevant SB, especially in the case of a bifurcation at the distal cap or within the CTO body. Intravascular ultrasound is also a very important tool to address the difficulties with bifurcations at the proximal or distal cap and sometimes also within the CTO segment. Double-lumen microcatheters and angulated microcatheters are crucial tools to resolve access difficulties to the SB or the main branch.
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- Thierry Lefèvre
- Institut Cardiovasculaire Paris Sud, Hôpital Privé Jacques Cartier, Ramsay Santé, Massy, France.
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- Reina Sofía Hospital, University of Cordoba, Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba, Cordoba, Spain
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- Department of Cardiology, Clinical Centre of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Reina Sofía Hospital, University of Cordoba, Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba, Cordoba, Spain
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- Allina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, University Hospital "P. Giaccone," Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Interventional Cardiology Department, Maria Pia Hospital, GVM Care & Research, Turin, Italy
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- Institut Cardiovasculaire Paris Sud, Hôpital Privé Jacques Cartier, Ramsay Santé, Massy, France
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- Structural Interventional Cardiology, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Sussex Cardiac Centre, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals, Brighton, United Kingdom
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology, Cardiology and Angiology II, University Heart Center Freiburg, Bad Krozingen, Germany
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- Heart Center Lahr, Lahr, Germany; Medizinische Klinik I, Klinikum Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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Ma Y, Lu H, Hu Y, Liao J, Ma J, Li C, Ge L, Qian J, Yao K, Ge J. A Novel Parallel Wire-based Antegrade Dissection Re-entry Technique for Failed Retrograde Attempt of Coronary Chronic Total Occlusions with Risk Nomogram Analysis. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther 2023:10.1007/s10557-023-07500-w. [PMID: 37674012 DOI: 10.1007/s10557-023-07500-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 09/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Rapid development in coronary chronic total occlusion (CTO) interventional techniques and devices have achieved a greater success rate with favorable outcomes. Antegrade dissection re-entry (ADR) technique is an important CTO crossing strategy and a desirable approach for long CTOs with good distal landing zone. However, unsuccessful procedures in contemporary CTO-percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) remain, especially in lesions with non-interventional collaterals. METHOD Based on a single center experience, a hybrid interventional algorithm, parallel wire-based ADR (PW-ADR) combines the advantages of parallel wire technique (PWT) and device-based ADR to target CTO lesions with failed retrograde approach. A retrospective analysis of patients who underwent PW-ADR was performed. A risk nomogram was created to identify patients at high risk for technical failure. RESULTS A total of 57 patients treated with PW-ADR were ultimately included in the present study. A total of 46 (80.7%) cases achieved technical success and procedural success, with low incidence of in-hospital complications or 1-year major adverse cardiac events (MACE). The risk nomogram identified 3 predictor variables associated with technical failure of PW-ADR, including tortuous vessel, J-CTO score, and times of antegrade coronary angiography (CAG) during ADR, with promising accuracy (AUROC 0.947). CONCLUSION The novel hybrid CTO-PCI algorithm, PW-ADR, provided an alternative interventional approach for complex CTO lesions with a promising success rate. The risk nomogram served as a prompter for high-risk cases, which may warrant a change in treatment strategy.
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- Yuanji Ma
- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Shanghai, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Shanghai, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Shanghai, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Shanghai, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Shanghai, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Shanghai, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Shanghai, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Shanghai, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
- Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Shanghai, China.
- National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai, China.
- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fudan University, National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, 1609 Xietu Road, Chairman, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
- Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Shanghai, China.
- National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai, China.
- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fudan University, National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, 1609 Xietu Road, Chairman, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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Di Mario C, Mashayekhi KA, Garbo R, Pyxaras SA, Ciardetti N, Werner GS. Recanalisation of coronary chronic total occlusions. EUROINTERVENTION 2022; 18:535-561. [PMID: 36134683 DOI: 10.4244/eij-d-21-01117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
Abstract
Percutaneous treatment of coronary chronic total occlusions (CTO) has advanced greatly since its advent in the late 1970s through the development of dedicated wires and microcatheters, the improved skills of highly experienced operators and the adoption of new sophisticated strategies to guide procedural planning. The contemporary procedural success rate is 80-90% with a reduction in complications. Although there has been no improvement in prognosis in randomised trials to date, they, and other controlled registries of thousands of patients, confirm the pivotal role of CTO recanalisation in the treatment of angina and dyspnoea and an improvement in quality of life. Despite this evidence, CTO recanalisation is grossly underutilised. This review reports a detailed overview of the history, indications and treatment strategies for CTO recanalisation and hopes to increase interest among new, and especially young, operators in this demanding, rapidly evolving field of interventional cardiology.
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- Carlo Di Mario
- Structural Interventional Cardiology Division, Department of Clinical & Experimental Medicine, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology and Angiology II, University Heart Center Freiburg - Bad Krozingen, Bad Krozingen, Germany
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- GVM Care & Research, Maria Pia Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Structural Interventional Cardiology Division, Department of Clinical & Experimental Medicine, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Klinikum Darmstadt GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany
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Ungureanu C, Colletti G, Blaimont M, Avran A. Retrograde CTO-PCI Using an Internal Thoracic Bypass Graft Segment in a Patient with Acute Inferior ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction and Cardiogenic Shock. Int Med Case Rep J 2022; 15:499-505. [PMID: 36134250 PMCID: PMC9484495 DOI: 10.2147/imcrj.s370231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of the “culprit” artery is the recommended mechanical reperfusion strategy in the setting of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). As PCI of bypass grafts may be associated with higher risks and lower procedural success rates, in patients with a history of previous coronary artery surgery, PCI directed at revascularization of the native vessels should be considered, but this may be difficult in the setting of a chronically occluded artery. Case Presentation A patient with a history of multivessel coronary artery disease and a chronic total occlusion (CTO) of the right coronary artery (RCA) requiring arterial bypass surgery, presented with an acute inferior STEMI and cardiogenic shock. It was felt that shock was caused by the acute thrombotic occlusion of a right internal thoracic artery (RITA) bypass graft that had been sequentially anastomosed to the left circumflex (LCx) and right coronary arteries. Despite initiation of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), the patient remained in refractory shock and acute revascularization of the right coronary artery was performed through the RITA bypass segment using antegrade access to the graft through the LCx and then a retrograde approach to open a CTO of the RCA. After successful revascularization, the patient was successfully weaned from ECMO. Over 12 months of follow-up, the patient did well and was documented to have improved left ventricular systolic function. Conclusion This report is the first to document the successful use of a retrograde approach through an arterial graft segment to revascularize a chronic total occlusion in the setting of acute STEMI and cardiogenic shock.
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- Claudiu Ungureanu
- Department of Cardiology, Jolimont Hospital, La Louvière, Belgium
- Correspondence: Claudiu Ungureanu, Department of Cardiology, Jolimont Hospital, Rue, Ferrer, 159, La Louvière, Belgium, Tel +32495489442, Email
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- Department of Cardiology, Jolimont Hospital, La Louvière, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiology, Clinique Pasteur Essey les Nancy, Nancy, France
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Werner GS, Brilakis ES. Chronic Total Coronary Occlusion. Interv Cardiol 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/9781119697367.ch18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Suzuki Y, Kinoshita Y, Maekawa Y, Suzuki T. Rewiring to the dissected branch along the jailed balloon (Real JAB technique)-A novel rewiring technique for the dissected branch in bifurcation lesion-case report. J Cardiol Cases 2022; 25:156-158. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jccase.2021.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2021] [Revised: 08/06/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Shoji K, Zen K, Yanishi K, Matoba S. Successful Endovascular Therapy for Total Occlusion of the Distal Radial and Ulnar Artery with Palmar Artery Lesion in a Patient with Critical Hand Ischemia Associated with Systemic Sclerosis. Vasc Endovascular Surg 2022; 56:340-343. [PMID: 35147069 DOI: 10.1177/15385744211037491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Vasculopathy of systemic sclerosis (SSc) is known to lead to severe limb ischemia and is often associated with macrovascular diseases. Revascularization of proximal macrovascular lesions that cause limb ischemia in patients with SSc has been recommended; however, it has rarely been reported for lesions below-the-elbow (BTE) involving the palmar artery. A 66-year-old female patient with SSc experienced critical hand ischemia (CHI) with gangrene of the left third finger that failed to respond to conventional pharmacological treatment. Angiography revealed total occlusion of the distal radial and ulnar arteries with a palmar artery lesion. Balloon angioplasty was performed for bilateral occlusive lesions around the wrist, which improved antegrade flow to the digital artery. Endovascular therapy may be a feasible option for BTE lesions involving palmar artery disease, presenting with CHI in SSc, when conventional conservative treatments fail.
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- Keisuke Shoji
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, 12898Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, 12898Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, 12898Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, 12898Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Use your head: overcoming epicardial complications during a single-catheter chronic total occlusion-a case-based review. Ir J Med Sci 2022; 191:2525-2529. [PMID: 34993833 DOI: 10.1007/s11845-021-02877-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The success of attempts at opening chronic total occlusions (CTO) has dramatically increased in recent times due to the development of new techniques such as the use of the retrograde approach through epicardial collaterals. However, this approach admittedly brings with it an increased risk, and this must be balanced against the potential benefits. We present the case of a 61-year-old gentleman with Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) Class III angina with a background history of hypertension and dyslipidaemia, who was an ex-smoker, and whose diagnostic coronary angiogram revealed CTOs of both the right and left circumflex coronary arteries. Following a heart team discussion, a percutaneous approach to treatment by staged approach was favoured, with the first stage being opening of the CTO of the right coronary artery. A retrograde approach with the use of a Corsair microcatheter facilitated reverse CART (controlled antegrade and retrograde tracking). Unfortunately, upon removal of the Corsair, a rupture of the epicardial collateral was noted with profuse bleeding into the pericardial space. This was treated successfully with a BeGraft-covered stent to obtain proximal control, and a Cooke Tornado neuro-interventional coil to obtain distal control, delivered antegrade through the now recanalized RCA. This case-based review then highlights several unique learning points, in particular to understand, in general terms, the approach to CTO; to understand the potential complications associated with a retrograde epicardial collateral approach; to understand the stepwise approach to dealing with perforation; and, finally, to understand how an occlusion coil works.
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Xu R, Shi Y, Chang S, Qin Q, Li C, Fu M, Ge L, Qian J, Ma J, Ge J. Outcomes of contemporary versus conventional reverse controlled and antegrade and retrograde subintimal tracking in chronic total occlusion revascularization. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2021; 99:226-233. [PMID: 34787375 DOI: 10.1002/ccd.30018] [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: 09/06/2021] [Accepted: 10/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND Chronic total occlusion (CTO) lesions remain technically challenging for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The introduction of a retrograde approach has allowed marked improvement in the success rate of CTO recanalization. Reverse controlled anterograde and retrograde sub-intimal tracking (reverse CART) is the predominant retrograde wire crossing technique and can be broadly classified into three categories: (1) conventional (2) contemporary and (3) extended. The present study aimed to compare the safety and efficacy of conventional and contemporary reverse CART techniques. METHODS From March 2015 to May 2020, 303 patients achieving successful retrograde guidewire crossing with conventional or contemporary reverse CART during CTO PCI were included in the study. The patient characteristics, procedural outcomes and in-hospital and 1-year clinical events were compared between the conventional and contemporary groups. RESULTS The distributions of the baseline and angiographic characteristics were similar in both study arms, except the CTO lesions of the conventional group were more complex, as reflected by borderline significantly higher mean J-CTO scores (3.4 ± 0.7 vs. 3.3 ± 0.8; p = 0.059). Recanalization using contemporary reverse CART was associated with a short procedure time (189.8 ± 44.4 vs. 181.7 ± 37.3 min; p = 0.044) and decreased procedural complications, particularly target vessel perforation (3.6% vs. 0.6%; p = 0.063) and major side-branch occlusion (36.7% vs. 28.0%; p = 0.051). Technical and procedural success and the in-hospital and 1-year outcomes were not significantly different between the groups. CONCLUSIONS Contemporary reverse CART is associated with favorably high efficiency and low-complication rates and carries a comparable success rate and 1-year clinical outcomes as conventional reverse CART.
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- Rende Xu
- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Fan Y, Maehara A, Yamamoto M, Hakemi E, Fall K, Matsumura M, Ali ZA, Kirtane A, Moses J, Huang H, Mintz GS, Ochiai M, Karmpaliotis D, Russo JJ, Prasad M, Ahmad Y, Gargoulas F, Leon MB, Stone GW. Outcomes of retrograde approach for chronic total occlusions by guidewire location. EUROINTERVENTION 2021; 17:e647-e655. [PMID: 33589409 PMCID: PMC9754022 DOI: 10.4244/eij-d-20-01169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Connecting the antegrade wire (AW) and the retrograde wire (RW) is a goal of chronic total occlusion (CTO) treatment, but angiographic guidewire location is sometimes misleading. AIMS The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)-defined AW and RW position and procedural outcomes when treating CTO lesions using the retrograde approach. METHODS Overall, 191 CTO lesions treated using an IVUS-guided retrograde approach at three centres in Japan, China, and the USA were included. RESULTS When the AW and RW angiographically overlapped, four wire positions were seen on IVUS: (i) AW within the plaque (AW-intraplaque) and RW-intraplaque in 34%; (ii) AW-intraplaque and RW in the subintimal space (RW-subintima) in 28%; (iii) AW-subintima and RW-subintima in 22%; or (iv) AW-subintima and RW-intraplaque in 16%. The procedure succeeded without repositioning the wire in 89% of AW-intraplaque/RW-intraplaque, 61% of AW-intraplaque/RW-subintima and 57% of AW-subintima/RW-subintima, but only one (3%) AW-subintima/RW-intraplaque. Lesion and procedure complexity and failure/complications were greatest in AW-subintima/RW-intraplaque. CONCLUSIONS IVUS-identified vascular compartment concordance versus IVUS-identified vascular compartment mismatch leads to higher success rates irrespective of intraplaque or subintimal passage. AW-subintima/RW-intraplaque was associated with the most complex CTO morphology and procedure, and repositioning the wire was almost always necessary. Visual summary. When the antegrade wire is in the subintimal space and the retrograde wire is in the intraplaque, re-wiring is almost always necessary.
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- Yongzhen Fan
- Clinical Trials Center, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY, USA,NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA,ZhongNan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Columbia University Medical Center, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, 1700 Broadway, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10019, USA
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- NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Clinical Trials Center, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY, USA
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- Clinical Trials Center, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY, USA,NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA,St. Francis Hospital, Roslyn, NY, USA
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- Clinical Trials Center, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY, USA,NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Clinical Trials Center, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY, USA,NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA,St. Francis Hospital, Roslyn, NY, USA
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- Xiangtan Central Hospital, Xiangtan, China
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- Clinical Trials Center, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY, USA
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- Clinical Trials Center, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY, USA,NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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Wu EB, Brilakis ES, Mashayekhi K, Tsuchikane E, Alaswad K, Araya M, Avran A, Azzalini L, Babunashvili AM, Bayani B, Behnes M, Bhindi R, Boudou N, Boukhris M, Bozinovic NZ, Bryniarski L, Bufe A, Buller CE, Burke MN, Buttner A, Cardoso P, Carlino M, Chen JY, Christiansen EH, Colombo A, Croce K, de Los Santos FD, de Martini T, Dens J, di Mario C, Dou K, Egred M, Elbarouni B, ElGuindy AM, Escaned J, Furkalo S, Gagnor A, Galassi AR, Garbo R, Gasparini G, Ge J, Ge L, Goel PK, Goktekin O, Gonzalo N, Grancini L, Hall A, Hanna Quesada FL, Hanratty C, Harb S, Harding SA, Hatem R, Henriques JPS, Hildick-Smith D, Hill JM, Hoye A, Jaber W, Jaffer FA, Jang Y, Jussila R, Kalnins A, Kalyanasundaram A, Kandzari DE, Kao HL, Karmpaliotis D, Kassem HH, Khatri J, Knaapen P, Kornowski R, Krestyaninov O, Kumar AVG, Lamelas PM, Lee SW, Lefevre T, Leung R, Li Y, Li Y, Lim ST, Lo S, Lombardi W, Maran A, McEntegart M, Moses J, Munawar M, Navarro A, Ngo HM, Nicholson W, Oksnes A, Olivecrona GK, Padilla L, Patel M, Pershad A, Postu M, Qian J, Quadros A, Rafeh NA, Råmunddal T, Prakasa Rao VS, Reifart N, Riley RF, Rinfret S, Saghatelyan M, Sianos G, Smith E, Spaedy A, Spratt J, Stone G, Strange JW, Tammam KO, Thompson CA, Toma A, Tremmel JA, Trinidad RS, Ungi I, Vo M, Vu VH, Walsh S, Werner G, Wojcik J, Wollmuth J, Xu B, Yamane M, Ybarra LF, Yeh RW, Zhang Q. Global Chronic Total Occlusion Crossing Algorithm: JACC State-of-the-Art Review. J Am Coll Cardiol 2021; 78:840-853. [PMID: 34412818 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.05.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2021] [Revised: 04/16/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
The authors developed a global chronic total occlusion crossing algorithm following 10 steps: 1) dual angiography; 2) careful angiographic review focusing on proximal cap morphology, occlusion segment, distal vessel quality, and collateral circulation; 3) approaching proximal cap ambiguity using intravascular ultrasound, retrograde, and move-the-cap techniques; 4) approaching poor distal vessel quality using the retrograde approach and bifurcation at the distal cap by use of a dual-lumen catheter and intravascular ultrasound; 5) feasibility of retrograde crossing through grafts and septal and epicardial collateral vessels; 6) antegrade wiring strategies; 7) retrograde approach; 8) changing strategy when failing to achieve progress; 9) considering performing an investment procedure if crossing attempts fail; and 10) stopping when reaching high radiation or contrast dose or in case of long procedural time, occurrence of a serious complication, operator and patient fatigue, or lack of expertise or equipment. This algorithm can improve outcomes and expand discussion, research, and collaboration.
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- Eugene B Wu
- Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Cardiology and Angiology, II University Heart Center Freiburg, Bad Krozingen, 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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- Clinica Alemana, Hospital Militar de Santiago, Santiago, Chile
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- Division of Cardiology, VCU Health Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- First Department of Medicine, University Medical Centre Mannheim, Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Royal North Shore Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Interventional Cardiology, Clinique Saint Augustin, Bordeaux, France
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- Cardiology Department, Abderrahment Mami Hospital, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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- II Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Interventions, Institute of Cardiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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- Heart Center Krefeld, University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Germany
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- Teleflex, Markham, Ontario, Canada; St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Santa Maria University Hospital, Lisbon Academic Medical Centre and Centro Cardiovascular da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Interventional Cardiology Unit, Cardio-Thoracic-Vascular Department, IRCCS, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong, China
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- Cardiology, Humanitas University, Humanitas IRCCS, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Clinical & Experimental Medicine, University Hospital Careggi, Florence, Italy
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- Research Center for Coronary Heart Disease, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Freeman Hospital & Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- St. Boniface Hospital & University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Cardiology, Aswan Heart Centre, Magdi Yacoub Foundation, Aswan, Egypt
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- Hospital Clinico San Carlos, IdISSC, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- National Institute of Surgery and Transplantology NAMS, Kiev, Ukraine
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- Department of Invasive Cardiology, Maria Vittoria Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Medicine Department of PROMISE University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Maria Pia Hospital, GVM Care & Research, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Invasive Cardiology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, IRCCS, Rozzano, Italy
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- Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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- Interventional Cardiology, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, IdISSC, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Eastern Health/Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
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- Medical University of Graz, University Heart Center, Graz, Austria
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- Wellington Hospital, Capital and Coast District Health Board, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Centre for Atherothrombosis and Metabolic Disease, Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Hull, UK
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- Cardiology Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Severance Cardiovascular Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Interventional Cardiology, Helsinki Heart Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Clinic of Cardiovascular Diseases, Riga East Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia
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- Piedmont Heart Institute and Cardiovascular Services, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiology Division, Cardiovascular Center, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Kasr Alainy Medical School, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, and Fujairah Hospital, Ministry of Health, Fujairah, United Arab Emirates
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- Heart Center of the Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Cardiology, Dr. L.H. Hiranandani Hospital, Mumbai, India
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- Instituto Cardiovascular de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Cardiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Institut Cardiovasculaire Paris Sud, Hôpital Prive Jacques Cartier, Massy, France
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- C.K. Hui Heart Centre, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Hospital and The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Medical University of South Carolina, Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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- NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Binawaluya Cardiac Center and Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia, and Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Gadjahmada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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- Hospital de los Valles, Hospital de Especialidades Eugenio Espejo, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador
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- Choray University Hospital, Hochiminh City, Vietnam
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- Heart Department, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Endovascular Therapeutics, ICBA, Instituto Cardiovascular, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, San Diego, California, USA
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- Chandler Regional Medical Center, Chandler, Arizona, USA
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- Cardiology Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila," Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases "Prof Dr C.C. Iliescu," Bucharest, Romania
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- Beijing Fuwai Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Interventional Cardiology Division and Post Graduate Course of Cardiology, Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- St. George Hospital University Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon, and North Oaks Healthcare System, Hammond, Louisiana, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiology, Main Taunus Heart Institute, Bad Soden, Germany
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- The Christ Hospital Health Network, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Barts Heart Centre, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK
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- St. George's University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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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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- Bristol Royal Infirmary, University Hospital Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK
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- Department at the International Medical Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- University of Szeged, Department of Invasive Cardiology, Szeged, Hungary
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- Royal Columbian Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Heart Center University Medical Center, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Belfast, UK
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- Medizinische Klinik I Klinikum Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Hospital of Invasive Cardiology IKARDIA, Nałęczów/Lublin, Poland
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- Providence Heart and Vascular Institute, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- Fu Wai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- London Health Sciences Centre, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Center for Outcomes Research in Cardiology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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Zografos T, Tsiafoutis I, Tsoumeleas A, Floropoulou C, Gkini C, Koutouzis M. Chronic Total Occlusion PCI Techniques in 2020. CURRENT TREATMENT OPTIONS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11936-021-00914-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Van Leuven O, Bruyères PJ, Kayaert P, Bataille Y. Right Coronary Artery Chronic Total Occlusion After Bypass Grafting Successfully Treated Using Reverse Controlled Antegrade and Retrograde Subintimal Tracking (CART) Technique via the Gastroepiploic Artery: A Case Report. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CASE REPORTS 2021; 22:e930556. [PMID: 33839734 PMCID: PMC8051274 DOI: 10.12659/ajcr.930556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2020] [Revised: 03/02/2021] [Accepted: 02/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of chronic total occlusions (CTO) is a well-established treatment option, improving health status and angina in selected patients with angina and/or a large area of documented ischemia and suitable anatomy. It has been used in patients with a history of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) but remains controversial in unusual bypass constructions. This report is of a 63-year-old man with angina due to right coronary CTO, 6 years following CABG, successfully treated using the reverse controlled antegrade and retrograde subintimal tracking technique (reverse CART technique) via the gastroepiploic (GE) artery. CASE REPORT A 63-year-old man with a history of extensive coronary artery disease, including a CTO of the right coronary artery (RCA), previously treated with a right GE artery bypass graft, presented with unacceptable angina despite optimal medical treatment. A vascular CT scan suggested severe stenosis at the level of the anastomosis between the GE artery graft and the posterior descending (PD) artery. A PCI of the native RCA CTO was successfully performed using the GE artery bypass graft as a retrograde conduit, with good angiographical and clinical outcomes. CONCLUSIONS PCI of a CTO via the GE artery has been described only occasionally before, and remains a rare treatment. This report shows that retrograde coronary artery recanalization of CTO using the reverse CART technique, via the GE artery bypass graft, was safe and effective in this case, and that it can and should be considered in selected patients.
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- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Ghent, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiology, Jessa Hospital, Hasselt, Belgium
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Rahman MS, de Winter R, Nap A, Knaapen P. Advances in the Post-coronary Artery Bypass Graft Management of Occlusive Coronary Artery Disease. Interv Cardiol 2021; 16:e33. [PMID: 35106069 PMCID: PMC8785096 DOI: 10.15420/icr.2021.12] [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: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Revascularisation of chronic total occlusion (CTO) represents one of the most challenging aspects of percutaneous coronary intervention, but advances in equipment and an understanding of CTO revascularisation techniques have resulted in considerable improvements in success rates. In patients with prior coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery, additional challenges are encountered. This article specifically explores these challenges, as well as antegrade methods of CTO crossing. Techniques, equipment that can be used and reference texts are highlighted with the aim of providing potential CTO operators adequate information to tackle additional complexities likely to be encountered in this cohort of patients. This review forms part of a wider series where additional aspects of patients with prior CABG should be factored into decisions and methods of revascularisation.
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- Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam Medical Centre, VU Medical CentreAmsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam Medical Centre, VU Medical CentreAmsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam Medical Centre, VU Medical CentreAmsterdam, the Netherlands
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Watanabe T, Furuse Y, Akasaka T, Sasaki N, Mukai-Yatagai N, Yamamoto K. Feasibility of effective atomic number assessment in coronary intervention for chronic total occlusion. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2021; 22:146-148. [PMID: 33351535 DOI: 10.2459/jcm.0000000000001002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Werner GS. The retrograde approach for recanalisation of chronic total occlusions - a risk worth taking? EUROINTERVENTION 2020; 16:e867-e868. [PMID: 33274722 DOI: 10.4244/eijv16i11a161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- Gerald S Werner
- Medizinische Klinik (Cardiology & Intensive Care), Klinikum Darmstadt GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany
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Tajti P, Xenogiannis I, Gargoulas F, Karmpaliotis D, Alaswad K, Jaffer FA, Patel MP, Burke MN, Garcia S, Krestyaninov O, Koutouzis M, Jaber W, Brilakis ES. Technical and procedural outcomes of the retrograde approach to chronic total occlusion interventions. EUROINTERVENTION 2020; 16:e891-e899. [DOI: 10.4244/eij-d-19-00441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Dash D. Iteration of Reverse Controlled Antegrade and Retrograde Tracking for Coronary Chronic Total Occlusion Intervention: a Current Appraisal. Korean Circ J 2020; 50:867-879. [PMID: 32725995 PMCID: PMC7515754 DOI: 10.4070/kcj.2020.0156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2020] [Revised: 05/20/2020] [Accepted: 06/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Coronary chronic total occlusion (CTO) remains one of the most challenging subsets for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The retrograde recanalization is one of the most significant amendments of the technique that remains critical to improved success of CTO PCI. Currently the reverse controlled antegrade and retrograde tracking (CART) is the most dominant retrograde technique. With emergence of new equipment and important iterations, this approach has become safer, faster and more successful. In this review, the author proposes the iteration and standardization of this technique which would further facilitates its adoption with more efficacy and safety.
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Vescovo GM, Zivelonghi C, Scott B, Agostoni P. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Chronic Total Occlusion. US CARDIOLOGY REVIEW 2020. [DOI: 10.15420/usc.2020.10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Treatment of coronary chronic total occlusions represents one of the major challenges in the field of interventional cardiology. This is due to the complexity of these procedures and to the relatively higher risk of complications. In recent years, the development of innovative techniques and the evolution of materials have produced significant progress in this field. Better procedural outcomes have been achieved, with fewer complications. This article highlights the most recent scientific evidence and techniques, with the intention to guide interventional cardiologists in optimal patient selection and procedure choice.
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- Giovanni Maria Vescovo
- Department of Cardiology, Hartcentrum, Ziekenhuis Netwerk Antwerpen Middelheim, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiology, Hartcentrum, Ziekenhuis Netwerk Antwerpen Middelheim, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiology, Hartcentrum, Ziekenhuis Netwerk Antwerpen Middelheim, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiology, Hartcentrum, Ziekenhuis Netwerk Antwerpen Middelheim, Antwerp, Belgium
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Wu EB. From reverse CART to antegrade wire access: a guide to externalisation, tip-in, rendezvous, and snaring from the APCTO club: Reverse CART to antegrade access. ASIAINTERVENTION 2020; 6:6-14. [PMID: 34912979 PMCID: PMC8525603 DOI: 10.4244/aij-d-19-00031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2019] [Accepted: 07/10/2020] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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We at the Asia Pacific Chronic Total Occlusion (APCTO) club, provide this review to address the gap between reverse controlled antegrade and retrograde subintimal tracking (CART) and antegrade wire access. We describe the usual method for wire externalisation. We then address how to deal with failure to wire the proximal part of the chronic total occlusion (CTO) vessel or the guiding catheter. After successful antegrade guiding catheter wiring, we address the problem of failing to cross the CTO body with the retrograde microcatheter and we recommend the use of a retrograde small balloon, reversion to traditional CART, retrograde knuckle wiring into the subintimal space and antegrade scratch and go, and external cap crush. We also propose rendezvous type tip-in and describe the way to do this to overcome problems. In conclusion, we review and make recommendations for methods to gain antegrade wire access after successful reverse CART. We have addressed each failure mode in detail covering the different options, balancing risks and success rates. Our recommendations focus upon safety first and ease of use. We hope this work will help all retrograde operators to further improve the safety, efficacy, and success rates of their retrograde procedures.
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Sanidas EA. IVUS in CTO Lesions: "Rolling Into Deep". JACC Case Rep 2020; 2:966-967. [PMID: 34317392 PMCID: PMC8302030 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.04.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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- Elias A. Sanidas
- Department of Cardiology, LAIKO General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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Megaly M, Xenogiannis I, Abi Rafeh N, Karmpaliotis D, Rinfret S, Yamane M, Burke MN, Brilakis ES. Retrograde Approach to Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Circ Cardiovasc Interv 2020; 13:e008900. [PMID: 32338524 DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.119.008900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The retrograde approach has increased the success rate of chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention but has also been associated with a higher risk of complications. The retrograde approach is usually performed in complex lesions, in which the antegrade approach is not feasible or has failed previously. Using a systematic 10-step approach can maximize the likelihood of success and minimize the risks of retrograde chronic total occlusion interventions.
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- Michael Megaly
- Minneapolis Heart Institute, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, MN (M.M., I.X., M.N.B., E.S.B.).,Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, MN (M.M.)
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, MN (M.M., I.X., M.N.B., E.S.B.)
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- Department of Cardiology, St. George Hospital University Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon (N.A.R.)
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- Division of Interventional Cardiology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada (S.R.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Sayama Hospital, Saitama Sekishinkai Hospital, Japan (M.Y.)
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, MN (M.M., I.X., M.N.B., E.S.B.)
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, MN (M.M., I.X., M.N.B., E.S.B.)
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Factors associated with antegrade true-sub-true phenomenon in percutaneous coronary intervention for chronic total occlusion. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0232158. [PMID: 32330197 PMCID: PMC7182222 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0232158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2020] [Accepted: 04/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Background Recently, the importance of chronic total occlusion (CTO)-percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has been emphasized with greater success rates. In the antegrade wire based approach, it is generally considered that the guidewire would not advance from the subintimal space to the intimal space without dissection re-entry device. However, it is sometimes observed by intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) that the guidewire within the subintimal space advanced into the distal true lumen. The purpose of this study was to investigate specific conditions or characteristics which were associated with “antegrade true-sub-true” phenomenon in CTO-PCI. Methods We retrospectively reviewed consecutive 320 CTO lesions that underwent CTO-PCI in our institution. Among them, 16 lesions in which the IVUS confirmed the “antegrade true-sub-true” phenomenon were categorized as the true-sub-true group, whereas 27 lesions that resulted in unsuccessful CTO-PCI were categorized as the unsuccessful group. We compared the clinical, lesion, and procedural characteristics between the true-sub-true group and the unsuccessful group. Results The prevalence of bifurcation with abrupt type in CTO exit-sites was significantly higher in the true-sub-true group in comparison to the unsuccessful group (75.0% vs. 25.9%, p = 0.002). The multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that bifurcation with abrupt type in CTO exit-site (OR 8.017; 95%CI: 1.484–43.304; p = 0.016) was independent predictor of the antegrade true-sub-true phenomenon. Conclusions In CTO-PCI, the antegrade true-sub-true phenomenon is rare, but can be a last chance for successful PCI. Bifurcation with abrupt type in CTO exit-site was significantly associated with the antegrade true-sub-true phenomenon.
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Yamamoto K, Sakakura K, Hamamoto K, Hasegawa H, Tsukui T, Seguchi M, Taniguchi Y, Wada H, Momomura SI, Fujita H. Determinants of Greater Peak radiation skin dose in percutaneous coronary intervention for chronic total occlusion. J Cardiol 2020; 76:217-223. [PMID: 32192847 DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2020.02.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2019] [Revised: 02/09/2020] [Accepted: 02/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Peak skin dose (PSD) is closely associated with skin radiation injuries such as skin ulcers in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Although PSD is greater in PCI for chronic total occlusion (CTO) lesions as compared with non-CTO lesions, the determinants of PSD in CTO-PCI are not fully understood. The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical factors associated with excess PSD in PCI for CTO. METHODS The study population included a total of 220 CTO-PCI cases that were divided into a standard PSD group (<2 Gy, n = 187) and an excess PSD group (≥2 Gy, n = 33). Clinical, lesion, and procedural characters were compared between the 2 groups. Multivariate logistic regression was performed to investigate the clinical factors associated with excess PSD. RESULTS Body surface area (BSA) was significantly higher in the excess PSD group (1.85 ± 0.24 m2) than the standard PSD group (1.71 ± 0.18 m2) (p = 0.001). The J-CTO score was significantly higher in the excess PSD group (2.51 ± 1.28) than the standard PSD group (1.60 ± 1.13) (p < 0.001). Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that BSA (0.1 mm increase: OR 1.663, 95% CI 1.300-2.128, p < 0.001) and J-CTO score (1-point increase: OR 2.015, 95% CI 1.322-3.071, p = 0.001) were significantly associated with excess PSD. CONCLUSIONS A large BSA and high J-CTO score were significantly associated with excess PSD. It is important to pay special attention to CTO patients who have a large BSA and/or high J-CTO score to reduce patient's PSD.
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- Kei Yamamoto
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, 1-847 Amanuma-cho, Omiya-ku, Saitama-city, Saitama, 330-8503 Japan
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, 1-847 Amanuma-cho, Omiya-ku, Saitama-city, Saitama, 330-8503 Japan.
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- Department of Radiology, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Saitama, Japan
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, 1-847 Amanuma-cho, Omiya-ku, Saitama-city, Saitama, 330-8503 Japan
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, 1-847 Amanuma-cho, Omiya-ku, Saitama-city, Saitama, 330-8503 Japan
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, 1-847 Amanuma-cho, Omiya-ku, Saitama-city, Saitama, 330-8503 Japan
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, 1-847 Amanuma-cho, Omiya-ku, Saitama-city, Saitama, 330-8503 Japan
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, 1-847 Amanuma-cho, Omiya-ku, Saitama-city, Saitama, 330-8503 Japan
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, 1-847 Amanuma-cho, Omiya-ku, Saitama-city, Saitama, 330-8503 Japan
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, 1-847 Amanuma-cho, Omiya-ku, Saitama-city, Saitama, 330-8503 Japan
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Wang C, Sun Z. Recanalizing left anterior descending artery chronic total occlusion with reverse controlled antegrade and retrograde tracking technology through epicardial collateral. AME Case Rep 2019; 3:15. [PMID: 31231716 PMCID: PMC6556698 DOI: 10.21037/acr.2019.05.04] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2019] [Accepted: 05/08/2019] [Indexed: 10/24/2023]
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During recent years, the reverse controlled antegrade and retrograde tracking (CART) technique has become the dominant retrograde wire crossing technique. When the retrograde guiding wire cannot pass the occlusive lesions or the guiding wire is difficult to kiss, the reverse CART technique can significantly shorten the operation time and greatly improve the success rate of the operation. In this case we succeeded in recanalizing a chronic total occlusion (CTO) lesion with reverse CART for a patient diagnosed with old myocardial infarction (OMI).
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- Chuanhe Wang
- Department of Cardiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110022, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110022, China
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Anantha-Narayanan M, Garcia S. Contemporary Approach to Chronic Total Occlusion Interventions. CURRENT TREATMENT OPTIONS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE 2019; 21:1. [PMID: 30659365 DOI: 10.1007/s11936-019-0704-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Chronic total occlusion (CTO) poses one of the greatest technical challenges to interventional cardiologists. Despite recent advancements in techniques and clinical trials showing significant benefits of CTO percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI), the proportion of patients with untreated CTOs remains high. We therefore aim to perform a comprehensive review of the various techniques available, recent advancements, benefits, and complications associated with CTO PCI. RECENT FINDINGS Three randomized clinical trials examining the benefits of CTO PCI have recently been presented. Scoring systems have been developed to facilitate pre-procedural estimation of success and complications of CTO PCI. Technological enhancements in coronary wires and other interventional equipment along with dedicated training for CTO operators have improved the likelihood of successful recanalization of CTOs. CTO PCI has been shown to improve patient symptoms and quality of life. It is therefore important to have an in-depth knowledge of the various CTO techniques, appropriate equipment, and complications when performing these complex procedures. Clinicians should weigh the risks and benefits and choose the appropriate patient population who may benefit from revascularization.
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- Mahesh Anantha-Narayanan
- Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, 920 E 28th Street, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, USA.
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Chan CY, Wu EB, Yan BP, Tsuchikane E. Procedure failure of chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention in an algorithm driven contemporary Asia‐Pacific Chronic Total Occlusion Club (APCTO Club) multicenter registry. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2019; 93:1033-1038. [PMID: 30605246 DOI: 10.1002/ccd.28064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2018] [Revised: 11/07/2018] [Accepted: 12/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Chi Yuen Chan
- Division of CardiologyPrince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University Hong Kong Hong Kong China
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- Division of CardiologyPrince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University Hong Kong Hong Kong China
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- Division of CardiologyPrince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University Hong Kong Hong Kong China
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Xenogiannis I, Tajti P, Karmpaliotis D, Garbo R, Gagnor A, Burke MN, Brilakis ES. Intravascular Imaging for Chronic Total Occlusion Intervention. CURRENT CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING REPORTS 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s12410-018-9471-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Georgios Sianos
- AHEPA University General Hospital of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Tajti P, Brilakis ES. Does the hybrid algorithm has real impact on long-term outcomes or should only be used as a valuable approach for CTO crossing? J Thorac Dis 2018; 10:1320-1324. [PMID: 29707284 DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2018.03.57] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Peter Tajti
- Minneapolis Heart Institute, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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