Table 3.
Detail | Case 1 | Case 2 | Case 3 | Case 4 | Case 5 | Case 6 | Case 7 |
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Donor vessel | LAD | RCA | LAD | LAD | RCA | LAD | RCA |
Donor vessel guiding catheter | 7F XB-LAD | 6F JR3.5 | 7F XB-LAD | 6F XB-LAD | 7F AR2 | 7F XB-LAD | 7F JR3.5 |
CTO vessel | RCA | LAD | RCA | RCA | LCX | RCA | LAD |
CTO vessel guiding catheter | 7F JR3.5 | 7F XB-LAD | 7F AL1 | 7F JR3.5 | 7F XB-LAD | 7F JR3.5 | 7F XB-LAD |
Collateral used | 2nd septal | 8th septal | 3rd septal | 2nd septal | Epicardial | 1st septal | Epicardial |
Anterograde track dilatation | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
CTO crossing retrograde wire | CP 8-20 | Fielder FC | CP 8-20 | CP 8-20 | - | Miracle 3g | Fielder FC |
Length of vessel stented (mm) | 66 | 32 | 38 | 90 | – | 67 | 70 |
Concurrent PCI | Proximal LCX | First diagonal | Mid-LAD | None | LM-LAD | None | None |
Contrast volume (ml) | 130 | 200 | 200 | 160 | 110 | 120 | 350 |
Fluoroscopy time (min) | 54.2 | 66.5 | 120.1 | 126.0 | 52.3 | 38.5 | 122.2 |
Procedure time (min) | 118 | 123 | 205 | 205 | 115 | 78 | 260 |
Outcome | Successful | Successful | Successful | Successful | Failure | Successful | Successful |
Complications | None | None | None | None | None | None | None |
Details presented are those of patients in whom Corsair microcatheter-assisted retrograde coronary artery recanalization was attempted; LAD, left anterior descending; RCA, right coronary artery; XB, extra back-up; JR, Judkins right; AR, Amplatz right; CTO, chronic total occlusion; LCX, left circumflex; AL, Amplatz left; CP, Conquest Pro; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; LM, left main coronary artery.