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Ahmed Al-Ogaili1, A J Chu2, Yader Sandoval2
1Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Complex chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with prior coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) can require multiple arterial access points. A sequential dual guide technique successfully reduced access points from three to two in two complex cases.
Area of Science:
- Interventional Cardiology
- Vascular Surgery
- Cardiovascular Imaging
Background:
- Complex chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with prior coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) often requires extensive arterial access for complete vessel visualization.
- Multiple collateral circulation sources in these patients present unique challenges for successful PCI.
- Traditional approaches may necessitate up to three arterial access points.
Abstract:
Triple arterial access is sometimes necessary for complete visualization of the collateral circulation and distal vessel anatomy, and to facilitate the retrograde approach in complex chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with prior coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) and multiple sources of collaterals. We present two CTO PCI cases in prior CABG patients with complex occlusions supplied by multiple sources of collaterals for which a "sequential dual guide technique" was used, reducing the number of necessary arterial access points from three to two.
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