Retrograde Technique

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Coronary Chronic Total Occlusions:
Retrograde PCI approaches
R. Kevin Rogers, MD MSc
Interventional Cardiology
University of Colorado
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Case (HPI)
49 year-old male janitor presenting with anterior
STEMI in rural midwest
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Initial Coronary Angiogram
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Initial Coronary Angiogram (con’t)
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Initial Coronary Angiogram (con’t)
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Initial Coronary Angiogram (con’t)
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IABP placed
Transferred for urgent CABG
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Case (HPI)
Over following 2 months, experienced lifestylelimiting angina and 2 admissions for angina at rest
associated with elevated BP.
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Case (PMH)
No DM
Stopped smoking at CABG
Hyperlipidemia
Hypertension
3 / 4 siblings CAD <50 yo
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Meds
Aspirin 81
Clopidogrel
Atorvastatin 80
Carvedilol 25 bid
Lisinopril 10 mg daily
Isosorbide mononitrate 60 mg daily
Ranolazine 1000 mg bid
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Exam
102 / 64, 62
Thin, well appearing
No HF
RRR no mrg
Rad, fem 2+ bilat
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Objective Data
ETT: 2 mm ST dep in 5 leads, hypotension, angina
at 6.2 METS
Perfusion study: Anterior ischemia, EF 35%
Repeat Coronary angiography
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LAD
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LAD
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RCA
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LIMA-LAD
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SVG-OM
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Referred for PCI of CTO
Indications:
- Symptom relief
- Safe return to work?
- Improvement in LV function?
- Mortality?
Quoted:
- 80% chance for success
- 10% risk of major or minor complication
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Preprocedural planning
Overall strategy:
- Antegrade (wire escalation, then Cross boss)
- Consider retrograde (LIMA, RCA)
Access
8F RCFA – LM (Prox LAD)
6F L radial -- LIMA (mid LAD)
6F LCFA – RCA (Distal LAD)
Anticoagulation: UFH, ACT 250-300
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Simultaneous Injections
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Initial Strategy:
Antegrade wire escalation
Fielder XT
Pilot 200
Corsair
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Antegrade with Crossing Device
Cross Boss
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Redirected Cross Boss
Switched to Confianza Pro 12 at
distal cap
Still subintimal
Slower flow in LIMA
CP, ECG changes
Next step?
Continue antegrade?
Stingray?
Retrograde?
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Retrograde via LIMA
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Crossing Retrograde
Prowater to cap
Pilot 200 / Corsair
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Retrograde Crossing
How to reconcile subintimal spaces?
‘Reverse CART’
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Reverse CART
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Illustration by Dr. J C Spratt / VascularPerspectives, www.ctoibooks.com
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Attempt at CART
2.5 mm balloon antegrade
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CART with Guideliner
Guideliner antegrade over
subintimal balloon
Nowhere else to go for
retrograde wire but into
Guideliner. . . .
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Retrograde wire through antegrade guide
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Externalizing Retrograde Wire
Retrograde Corsair into antegrade
guide
Exchange retrograde wire for Viper
wire (335 cm) through retrograde
Corsair (Rotaglide)
Externalize through antegrade guide
Work Rx over soft end of Viper wire
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Retrograde Corsair Retracted
Avoid retrograde Corsair interacting
with antegrade balloons / stents
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Post Angioplasty CTO #1
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Post PCI – CTO #1
CTO #1 treated
- 3.0 x 24 DES
- 2.5 x 38 DES
Next step?
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Crossing CTO #2
Wire escalation
New antegrade wire /
catheter beside
externalized retrograde
wire
Corsair
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Crossing CTO #2
Pilot 200
Cross boss
True lumen!!
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Remove retrograde equipment
Stored tension in
equipment
Should have watched
antegrade wire!!
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Final
3.0 x 24 DES
2.5 x 38 DES
2.25 x 32 DES
2.4 Gy
102 min fluoro
250 cc contrast
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Clinical course
Improvement in exercise tolerance
Angina free
No admissions last 9 months
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Case 2
46 year-old male
Lifestyle-limiting angina on Metoprolol 100 mg bid,
amlodipine 10 mg daily, isosorbide 60 mg daily,
ranolazine 1000 mg bid
Prior smoking, no DM, +htn, +hyperlipidemia, +Fam
Hx
Inferior ischemia, EF 55%
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RCA Angiography - ?Proximal Cap
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Simultaneous Injections
8F EBU
8F AL 0.75
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Retrograde Septal Crossing
Corsair
Sion wire
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Retrograde Dissection Re-entry
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Reverse CART
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Snaring Retrograde Wire
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Advance Antegrade Guide over
Snared, Externalized Wire
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Treat
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Final
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Case 3
62 year-old active male
Presented with lifestyle-limiting angina
Perfusion study – anterior and inferior ischemia. EF 50%
Angiography – 80% LAD stenosis, RCA CTO
Poor RCA target for CABG
PCI to LAD
Continued angina despite:
metoprolol 100 mg bid
isosorbide 120 mg daily
amlodipine 10 mg daily
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ranolazine 500 mg bid
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Proximal Cap?
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Simultaneous Injections
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Antegrade Attempt
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Wire escalation
Corsair for support
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Unclear wire location
Did not move to
CrossBoss or StingRay
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Retrograde Attempt
Could not deliver Corsair to
jailed septal
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Advice?
Repeat antegrade attempt?
Retrograde attempt via septal?
Retrograde via epicardial collateral?
CABG?
None of the above?
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Thank you!
Questions?
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Impact of Successful CTO-PCI: Angina
Long-term angina benefit favors CTO-PCI success
Angioi, et al.
Drozd, et. al.
Finci, et. al.
Ivanhoe, et. al.
Olivari, et. al.
Warren, et. al.
Total (n=1030)
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Joyal D, Afilalo J, Rinfret S. Am Heart J, 2010.
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Improvement of LV function with CTO-PCI
Ejection Fraction (EF)
Segmental Wall Thickening (SWT)
MRI assessment at baseline and at 6 months shows an improvement in EF and SWT
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Paul et al, Heart 2011.
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Impact of Successful CTO-PCI: Mortality
Long-term survival benefit favors CTO-PCI success
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Joyal D, Afilalo J, Rinfret S. Am Heart J, 2010.
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The Hybrid Algorithm
Clear Proximal Cap
Good Distal Target
YES
NO
Retrograde
Antegrade
YES
Wire
Escalation
NO
FAIL
Length < 20mm
Dissection ReEntry
(CrossBoss™Stingray™)
YES
Wire
Escalation
FAIL
Dissection ReEntry
(Reverse CART)
FAIL
FAIL
Dissection Re-Entry
(Reverse CART)
NO
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Dissection Re-Entry
(CrossBoss™- Stingray™)