CASE20220826_004
A Case of Complex CTO
By
Presenter
Raman Chawla
Authors
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Affiliation
, India1
Complex PCI - Chronic Total Occlusion
A Case of Complex CTO
1
, India1
Clinical Information
Patient initials or Identifier Number
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Relevant Clinical History and Physical Exam
A 80years old male presented with c/o chest pain for duration of 3days chest pain radiating to back andshoulder ,chocking sensation on exertion , pain aggravates on minimum exertion or effort , angina for 2years ,breathlessness gradual in onsetprogressive in nature , grade II NYHA, history of pnd +, patient is non diabetic and hypertensive on regular medicine O/E vitals within normal limits R/s: crtepts Cvs 1 s2 heard Cns: normal
Relevant Test Results Prior to Catheterization
Lad : Mild Plaquing Lcx : SmallNon-Dominant Vessel With 95 % Disease Distally Rca : LargeDominant Vessel. Diffuse Calcific Disease In Proximal And Mid Segment F/BSubtotal Occlusion With Timi-Ii Antegrade As Well As Retrograde Filling FromLad Collaterals
Relevant Catheterization Findings
Interventional Management
Procedural Step
10 year old ctobe ready for failure even after crossing the wire Require different techniquesfor crossing the wire Anchor balloon technique is excellent technique but don¡¯tbe stupid as i was Once you have broken balloon in guiding like this you haveto pray and act intelligently So called balloon embolectomy is possible.Bewareof hard and non dilatable lesions.Pre-dilation 1.5x10mm balloon could not be advanced Guideliner(6fr) used , but with no success Buddy wire used in addition, butballoon could not be advanced Check injection revealed ostial dissection ofrca3 ¡¿ 13 des deployed and timi-iii flow achieved.after engagementwith al-1 predilation attempted but again failed in crossing the lesson Crossinglesion again required guideliner Serial dilations with 2.5 ¡¿ 9 nc balloon given.
Case Summary
One of thefailure for cto intervention is inbaility to cross with balloon or stents Multiple techniquesare available for diffcult crossing This casedemonastrates Guideliner Buddy wire Anchor balloon Exchanging the guide on crossed ptcawire