Abstract | OBJECTIVE: BACKGROUND: METHODS: Patients with a previously diagnosed CTO who had been treated with BVS were included. Patients with unsuccessful CTO procedures and patients treated with drug-eluting stents were excluded. Difficulty of the CTO procedure was assessed by the J-score. RESULTS: A total of 23 patients were included. Mean age was 60.4 ± 9.0 years, 17.4% were female, 91.3% suffered from hypertension and 34.8% from diabetes. Mean J-score was 1.7 ± 1.0. Median procedure time was 70 min (54-85), mean contrast volume was 213.5 mL (±94.2) and median fluoroscopy time was 19.1 min (13.1-30.0). A total of 64 BVSs were implanted with a mean number of 2.8 ± 1.0 BVSs per patient, a mean total BVS length of 64.8 ± 24.2 mm per lesion, and a mean BVS diameter of 3.1 ± 0.2 mm. Neither a scaffold-related dissection nor any other intra-procedural complication occurred. During a follow-up of 108 (79.5-214.5) days one in-scaffold thrombosis was noted 4 days after the CTO procedure due to a lack of dual antiplatelet therapy. No further major adverse cardiac events occurred. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that BVS implantation in CTO lesions can be performed with good procedural success and reasonable clinical short-term outcome in highly selected cases.
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Authors | Jens Wiebe, Christoph Liebetrau, Oliver Dörr, Astrid Most, Kay Weipert, Johannes Rixe, Timm Bauer, Helge Möllmann, Albrecht Elsässer, Christian W Hamm, Holger M Nef |
Journal | International journal of cardiology
(Int J Cardiol)
Vol. 179
Pg. 90-4
(Jan 20 2015)
ISSN: 1874-1754 [Electronic] Netherlands |
PMID | 25464422
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Observational Study)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Chemical References |
- Immunosuppressive Agents
- Everolimus
- Sirolimus
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Topics |
- Absorbable Implants
- Comorbidity
- Coronary Occlusion
(drug therapy)
- Drug-Eluting Stents
- Everolimus
- Feasibility Studies
- Female
- Humans
- Immunosuppressive Agents
(administration & dosage)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Risk Factors
- Sirolimus
(administration & dosage, analogs & derivatives)
- Tissue Scaffolds
- Tomography, Optical Coherence
- Treatment Outcome
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