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| Year : 2013 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 56-61 |
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Guidewires used in first intentional single wiring strategy for chronic total occlusions of the left anterior descending coronary artery
Yasser S Nassar1, Nicolas Boudou2, Nicolas Dumonteil2, Thibault Lhermusier2, Didier Carrie2
1 Department of Critical Care, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
2 Department of Cardiology, Toulouse University, Toulouse, France
Correspondence Address:
Yasser S Nassar
2 Gameat Aldoal Alarabiah St, Flat 23, Giza
Egypt
 Source of Support: Toulouse Ranguil University Hospital, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/1995-705X.115496
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Background: Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for chronic total occlusion (CTO) of the left anterior descending (LAD) specifically is associated with improved long-term 5 year survival as compared to PCI failure.The procedure is associated with usage of different types of dedicated guidewires by simple or complex techniques aiming to reopen the occluded artery.
Aim: To describe types and outcome of guidewires used in LAD-CTO utilizing a first intentional single wiring simple strategy.
Methods: A single center prospective registry for all consecutive patients with a PCI attempt to a native LAD CTO. The initial strategy for lesion crossing was Single wiring.
Results: A total of 30 patients with LAD CTO lesions (100%), were recorded. Mean age was 71.6 + 15 years, 77% were Males, risk factors Hypertension in 63%, Diabetes 27%, Dyslipidemia 57%, smoking 40%, hereditary in 13% of patients. Isolated guidewire (GW) success rate was very high 93%. Single wiring was the prevailing technique used in 97% of successfull lesions (83% of total cases) while only 3% were by multiple wiring techniques. Successful single antegrade wiring represented 63% with a GW success rate of 92% of cases. Successful single retrograde wiring represented 13% with a GW success rate of 67%. Successful Crossing GW types in our patients were 44% Soft Tapered GWs; fielder XT (44%), 36% were Soft Non Tapered Pilot 50 (28%), whisper (8%), while 16% were Stiff Non tapered GWs; Miracle 12 (8%), Miracle 6 (4%), Miracle 3 (4%), and 4% were Stiff Tapered GWs; Progress 200 (4%).
Conclusions: Single wiring as an initial strategy in PCI for LAD-CTO lesions has a high success rate and is associated with a 44% majority of Soft Tapered GWs, 36% Soft Non Tapered, 16% Stiff Non tapered GWs, and 4% Stiff Tapered GWs. |
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