Using a deflectable tipped Catheter to treat previously inaccessible lesions Helen Routledge Interventional Fellow Institut Cardiovasculaire Paris Sud SpR Cardiology, University Hospital Birmingham
Multiple PCI procedures LCA. Failed PCI to CTO RCA CABG Feb RIMA to proximal PDA + SVG to distal RCA May Unstable angina 51 year old male Occluded SVG to RCA Patent RIMA to PDA Lesion at ostium of PLA
1 st Attempt at PCI : Guiding Catheter dissection ostium of RIMA Recurrent Angina CCS 3 in Nov 06 Treated for ISR in LCA and DES in proximal RIMA Recurrent angina
Intractable Angina Extreme angulation Lesion tortuosity Access 6f RRA, IMA Minimal support
BMW (Guidant Corp.) PT2 (Boston Scientific) Whisper (Guidant Corp.) Cross-it (Terumo) Steer-It (Cordis) Impossible to Wire?
Re-do bypass grafting Medical therapy Try and get round the bend…..! Venture Catheter Solutions?
Venture TM Catheter Over the wire or Monorail low profile, 3.5F catheter Steerable radiopaque tip
Venture catheter advanced over Whisper Whisper advanced into PLA
Venture Catheter advanced further into PLA Whisper exchanged for BHW (Guidant Corp.)
Predilatation, Cypher 2.5 x 18mm Stent, Wire Exchange, Kissing
Final result – free of Angina
SVG to LCx
VentureBHW guidewire Cypher 2.5 x 13mm SVG to LCx
Lesion compromising large PLA Venture Catheter deflected towards PLA SVG to PDA
Pre-dilated Unable to stent Buddy wire Endeavour
Post-dilated, final result
Difficult Side Branch Access Before and after Main Branch Stenting
62 year old female - ACS
Failure to Wire SB BMW (Boston Scientific) Whisper (Guidant Corp.) Choice PT(Terumo) Venture Monorail + BMW
Taxus 3 x ATM PTS strategy
Taxus 3 x ATM
Final Kissing, Final Result
Failure to Re-wire SB
Subocclusion, Occlusion
Venture Monorail, kissing
Result
Side Branch Access - Trifurcation
Difficult to wire Septal.. Venture and Whisper
Angulation & Tortuous Anatomy Difficult side branches
LMS PCI – recrossing to LCx
Side Branch Access - Trifurcation MB Stent Pre-dilatation septal
Side Branch Access - Trifurcation
Tortuosity, double bend, angulation SVG to LAD Venture?
Retrograde? Wire advanced to native vessel Angulated and tortuous lesions beyond Grafts 4