Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions
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Catheter Cardiovasc Interv · Oct 2014
Comparative StudyThe predictors of successful percutaneous coronary intervention in ostial left anterior descending artery chronic total occlusion.
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to chronic total occlusion (CTO) has become one of the treatment strategies in recent era. The ostium of the left anterior descending artery (LAD) is one of the most difficult positions for CTO revascularization. Until now, limited data has been made available for the prediction of successful ostial LAD CTO PCI. ⋯ Ostial LAD CTO resulted in higher lesion complexity in J-CTO scores and Syntax Scores. Ostial LAD CTO PCI had a slightly lower final success rate than that of all other CTOs PCI with longer procedure duration, fluoroscopic time and larger contrast volume. Without antegrade failure, with retrograde success, and lower Syntax Score were found to predict the success of ostial LAD CTO PCI.
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Catheter Cardiovasc Interv · Oct 2014
Outcomes following cardiac catheterization after congenital heart surgery.
Describe outcomes following unplanned cardiac catheterization after congenital heart surgery. ⋯ Cardiac catheterization following congenital heart surgery may enable important diagnostic and therapeutic changes in clinical and surgical management. Complications were rare.