Clinical Interventions in Aging (Jun 2023)

Retrograde Approach via Ipsilateral Septal Collateral Channel in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Coronary Chronic Total Occlusion: A Single-Center Experience

  • Deng X,
  • Zhong X,
  • Nie B,
  • Wang R,
  • Lu H,
  • Ge L,
  • Qian J,
  • Ma J,
  • Ge J

Journal volume & issue
Vol. Volume 18
pp. 933 – 940

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Xin Deng,1,* Xin Zhong,1,* Bin Nie,2 Ruochen Wang,1 Hao Lu,1 Lei Ge,1 Juying Qian,1 Jianying Ma,1 Junbo Ge1 1Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 2The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Junbo Ge; Jianying Ma, Email [email protected]; [email protected]: The septal collateral channel (CC) is the preferred channel in retrograde percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for chronic total occlusion (CTO). However, reports on the utilization of the ipsilateral septal CC are limited.Objective: To evaluate the feasibility and safety of the ipsilateral septal CC in retrograde CTO PCI.Methods: Twenty-five patients with successful wire CC tracking via the ipsilateral septal CC in retrograde CTO PCI were retrospectively analyzed. All procedures were performed by experienced CTO operators. Procedures were divided into the left descending coronary artery (LAD)-septal-LAD group and the LAD-septal-left circumflex coronary artery (LCX) group. Procedural complications and in-hospital outcomes were ascertained.Results: Both groups were similar with respect to risk factors and angiographic characteristics of the CTO, except for the collateral tortuosity (86.7% vs 20%, p=0.002). The success rate of microcatheter CC tracking was 96%. Both technical success and procedural success rates were 92%. Procedural complications were found in one case (septal perforation, 4%), which happened in the LAD-septal-LAD group (p=0.250). One postoperative adverse event (Q-wave myocardial infarction, 4%) was observed before discharge.Conclusion: The retrograde approach via the ipsilateral septal CC was feasible, with high success rates and acceptable complications, in the hands of experienced operators.Keywords: percutaneous coronary interventions, chronic total occlusions, ipsilateral septal collateral, left coronary artery

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