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148 PART IV Wires Technique
A.
B.
Figure 16.20 Procedural details about the tip detection method for intraplaque tracking.
Figure 16.21 Demonstration of the tip detection method in AO-based 3D wiring using the experimental CTO model.
Terumo Medical Corporation / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXJV8KT9uvc / last accessed Febuary 02, 2023.
Representative case of AnteOwl-based 3D wiring using the TD method [6]
A man in his 50s suffered from effort angina pec­toris due to a CTO lesion in the midportion of the left circumflex coronary artery (LCX). The first PCI was performed on this lesion (Figure 16.22A). As there were no retrograde channels, AWE strategy, including parallel wiring and Navifocus WR-IVUS-guided wiring, was applied. However, the guidewires could not be passed through the CTO lesion and a huge subintimal space was cre­ated (Figure 16.22B, 16.22C).
After commencement of the clinical use of AO-IVUS, a retry PCI procedure was performed on this CTO lesion in the LCX. An 8Fr guide cath­eter was inserted from the femoral artery. Coronary angiography showed the same angiographic image of the CTO lesion in the LCX as before the first PCI procedure (Figure 16.22D). The first guidewire (XT­R) supported by a Corsair microcatheter was advanced and seemed to enter the subintimal space created by the previous procedure. The Corsair microcatheter was advanced 2 cm beyond the entrance of the CTO to create a space for the IVUS catheter, and the XT-R was
CHAPTER 16 3D Wiring Methods in CTO PCI 149
1st-procedure
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AB
Entrance
of CTO
Huge subintimal
space
Exit
of CTO
2nd-procedure
DE
Entrance
of CTO
Exit
of CTO
Figure 16.22 Angiographic and IVUS images during first and second procedures.
A
Entrance
of CTO
Exit
of CTO
Side
branch
B
Subintima
1
2
3
4
1
Intraplaque
Exit lumen of CTO
st
-wire
Calcication
Side branch
1
2
3
4
C
Subintimal space
F
IVUS
Subintima
Subintima
Subintima
Intimal space
st
1
-wire
Intraplaque
st
1
-wire Calcication
Acoustic shadow
Intraplaque
st
-wire
1
Intraplaque
Side branch
st
1
-wire
Intraplaque
Figure 16.23 2nd-procedure: Pre-procedural angiographic image and IVUS images through the 1st-guidewire route.
changed to an Ultimate Bros3 wire (Asahi Intecc) to obtain good support for advancing the IVUS catheter. Figure 16.24 shows the pre-procedural angiographic image and IVUS images (Figure 16.23A, 16.23B), which revealed that the guidewire entered the subin­timal space at the exit site because of the presence of calcification (Figure 16.23B, 2).
First, we transferred the positional information of the vascular structure from the IVUS image to the angiographic image using the tip detection method as described above. Then, we performed IVUS-based 3D wiring using the tip detection method. The second guidewire (Confianza-12g; Asahi Intecc) supported by the Corsair was advanced and AO-IVUS-based 3D
Vessel lumen
150 PART IV Wires Technique
Tip of 2nd-wire and its direction
1
-wire
After counterclockwise rotation of the 2nd-wire
2
Figure 16.25B shows the patient and lesion char­acteristics and procedural outcomes. More than half of the lesions were re-attempted lesions. The mean Japanese chronic total occlusion score was 2.3 ± 1.0. An 8 Fr guiding catheter was used in 93% of cases. In one case, a 7 Fr guiding catheter was selected, and a Corsair and AO-IVUS could be easily inserted into the 7 Fr guiding catheter. The most common procedure performed prior to the AO-IVUS-based 3D wiring was AWE (AWE: 80%, followed by AWE to RWE: 13%, finally AWE to ADR: 7%). After being able to advance the Corsair with or without balloon dilation, AO-IVUS could be advanced in all of the lesions. The main microcatheter used for the second guidewire was the Corsair because it was used for the first guidewire manipulation. In 14 out of 15 cases, the second guidewire successfully crossing the CTO
IVUS
Calcication
Subintima
nd
-wire
B
1st-wire
Subintima
1
2
3
4
Intraplaque
Exit lumen of CTO
Routes of
nd
2
Calcication
Side branch
A
Corsair
2
IVUS transducer
IVUS tip
Figure 16.24 AO-IVUS based-3D wiring using the tip detection method.
wiring using the tip detection method was performed 5 mm before the exit (Figure 16.24A). The second guidewire was rotated counterclockwise to direct its tip to the intraplaque area where the exit lumen was located further distally (Figure 16.24B, 1). The guide­wire was then advanced and entered the exit lumen (Figure 16.24B, 2). However, the tip was directed to the side branch, and therefore the guidewire was rotated clockwise to direct its tip to the main branch (Figure 16.24B, 3) and was advanced into the distal part of the main branch (Figure 16.24B, 4). AO-IVUS­based 3D wiring, performed in only 8 minutes, allowed the second guidewire to be accurately advanced to the exit lumen. The CTO lesion was dilated with one drug-eluting stent and normal ante­grade blood flow was achieved (Figure 16.22E,
16.22F). lesion in the AO-IVUS-based 3D wiring was the
Initial outcomes of AO-IVUS-based 3D wiring using the tip detection method in CTO PCI [8]
From October 2019 to August 2020, a total of 88 con­secutive patients underwent PCI for CTO recanaliza­tion at Sakurabashi Watanabe hospital. Among the four major CTO revascularization strategies; AWE, retrograde guidewire escalation (RWE), antegrade dissection re-entry (ADR), and the AO-IVUS-based 3D wiring, the AO-IVUS based 3D wiring was chosen as much as possible while referring to the CTO algo­rithms. Out of these, a total of 15 consecutive patients (15 lesions) who underwent the AO-IVUS-based 3D wiring were retrospectively enrolled in the present analysis (Figure 16.25A).
Conquest (Confianza) wire series (Asahi Intecc Co., Ltd.), because 3D wiring is a technique to advance the guidewire by a pure penetration method. The average wiring time on the AO-IVUS-based 3D wiring to pass through the CTO lesion was only 7.3 ± 4.5 min­utes. The success rate of the AO-IVUS-based 3D wir­ing was 100%. No in-hospital major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events were found. Compared to Navifocus WR IVUS-based conventional wir­ing, which has been performed by Eagle Eye IVUS outside of Japan, AO-IVUS-based 3D wiring using the tip detection method markedly increased the suc­cess rate of IVUS-guided wiring in CTO PCI (100% of cases [n = 15/15] vs. 63% of cases [n = 10/16], respectively, P <0.01) (Figure 16.25C).
1st-wire
Intraplaque
Intraplaque
Intraplaque
3
After slightly pullback and 90º clockwise
rotation of the 2nd-wire
4
Subintima
Intraplaque
Subintima
Subintima
Intraplaque
Distal lumen
Intraplaque
Distal lumen
Lumen of side branch
Shaft of 2nd-wire
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)
B.
C.
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88 consecutive CTO PCI cases
from Oct. 2019
Aug. 2020
n = 88
Primary
AWE
n = 85
Primary
RWE n = 3
Rescue
RWE n = 9
AO -IVUS
based-3D
wiring
n = 12
CTO lesion
(AHA)
13 De novo 4Corsair Conquest-12g Success
9Retry 5Finecross Conquest -9gSuccess
13 Retry81 mm -BA, CorsairConquest-9g Success
13 Retry9 CorsairConquest-12g Success
7De novo 5Corsair Conquest-12g Success
7Retry 19 CorsairGaia next 3rd Success
15 De novo 5Corsair Conquest-12g Success
2De novo 8Corsair Conquest-12g Success
13 Retry5 -BA, CorsairConquest-9g Success
2Retry 8Corsair Conquest -12g Success
11–13 De novo 4Corsair Conquest -12g Success
7De novo 2-BA, CorsairConquest-12g Success
11 De novo 9Corsair Conquest -20g Success
7De novo 8Corsair Conquest-12g Success
De novo
/Retry
IVUS guided
wiringtime
(min)
Pre-dilatation
1.5 mm
1.5 mm
AO -IVUS
based-3D
wiring
n = 2
Crossing wire in
IVUS guide
AO -IVUS based -3D
(Tip detection-ADR)
Success/
Failure
ADR
n = 7
wiring
n = 1
Comparison of initial success rates of the two
IVUS guided wiring in CTO PCI
100
80
60
40
20
0
63%
Fusion method
By Navifocus -WR
(Non pull back, short tip)
(n = 16)
2014
2012
By AnteOwl-WR
(Pull back, short tip
100%
TD method
(n-15)
2019–2020
Figure 16.25 Initial outcomes of consecutive 15 CTO cases treated with AO-IVUS-based 3D wiring using the tip detection method.
TD-ADR case). We named this method “tip detection­ADR (TD-ADR)” [9]. It is a re-entry method that accurately punctures the wall by visualizing the apex of the guidewire tip using the tip detection method, similar to echo-guided venipuncture. Since the article of Reference 9 (doi: 10.1007/s12928-022-00846-2.) is open access, please refer to our video of the first inten­tional reentry by TD-ADR.
AO-IVUS-based 3D wiring for ADR (TD-ADR)
TD-ADR: IVUS-guided ADR by the tip detection method
To date, it has been considered impossible to standardly perform ADR without using a re-entry device (Stingray system; Boston Scientific, Natick, MA, USA) [12]. However, while performing the above AO-IVUS-based intraplaque tracking using the tip detection method, we first found in August 2021 that the tip detection method also allows for ADR because the wall between the subintima and the true lumen can be punctured at the intended part in an exactly vertical direction using the IVUS observation (Figure 16.25A, the first
Advantages of TD-ADR over Stingray-ADR
Intentional ADR has been considered difficult by IVUS-guided wiring. However, we first found that intentional ADR is possible using the tip detection
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A. Stingray-ADR
Reentry is possible anywhere (red line and allows) except for calcied parts by TD-ADR with
Ideal reentry point
method because an exact vertical directional puncture at the intended part can be achieved as mentioned above. TD-ADR is breakthrough method because the successful guidewire passage of the CTO lesion is guar­anteed when you can observe the distal lumen by IVUS.
Figure 16.26 shows the pros and cons of Stingray-ADR and TD-ADR [10]. The standard strategy of ADR in the world is the Stingray-ADR. But there can be problems in visualizing the target because this technique depends on angiographic images. For this reason, when Stingray-ADR is performed, it often results in the creation of reentry at the distal part, and the success rate is about 60–80% due to the uncertain punctures. Compared with Stingray-ADR, TD-ADR enables the puncture to be at a more proximal part and allows a pinpoint puncture at the intended part in a vertical direction, because both the target and the guide­wire tip are clearly visible using the IVUS observation. In addition, from 2021, Conquest Pro 12 ST (CP-12ST; Asahi Intecc Co., Ltd.), which is a new ADR wire produced by Dr. E. Tsuchikane at Toyohashi Heart Center, can be used in Japan. Conquest Pro 12 ST has the pre-shape 1st-curve of 1.3 mm, 45 degree and the four times penetration
1) Long-axis image
CTO
Intraplaque
Distal lumen
Subintima
Not a puncture in the optimal position
power of Conquest Pro 12g. Using the Conquest Pro 12 ST, it is possible to penetrate the wall between the subinti­mal space and the true lumen regardless of its thickness and the true lumen, and it is even possible to penetrate the CTO body. In other words, using TD-ADR with the Conquest Pro 12 ST, reentry is possible anywhere except for calcified parts. The lumen of the distal lumen just beyond the CTO exit is usually maintained, therefore the proximal puncture, which is an ideal puncture, is easier to perform (Figure 16.27). However, when performing TD-ADR, a 7Fr guiding catheter is required because both AO-IVUS and a microcatheter are used.
Procedural details of TD-ADR
If the guidewire enters the subintimal space and is difficult to pass through the intraplaque route, move onto TD-ADR. The guidewire for TD-ADR should have a high penetration force, therefore Conquest Pro 12 ST (pre-shape of 1.3 mm, 45 degree) should be selected, but Conquest Pro 20 g (pre-shape of 1.0 mm, 45 degree) is also possible. As for the guide­wire curve, add the second curve to the pre-shape
2) Short-axis imageat the dotted line
Invisible image
Not a puncture
to the ideal point
Not a vertical puncture
Puncture wire
B. TD-ADR
1) Long-axis image
CTO Intraplaque
Back and forth movement of the transducer for the tip detection method
Figure 16.26 The pros and cons of Stingray-ADR and TD-ADR.
a Conquest Pro 12 ST wire.
Figure 16.27 Ideal reentry point by TD-ADR with Conquest Pro 12 ST wire.
Distal lumen
AO-IVUS
Clear image
A puncture in the optimal position
Subintima
CTO
Calc.
Calc.
Subintima
2) Short-axis image at the dotted line
An exact vertical puncture to the ideal point
Puncture wire
Clear image
Tipand its direction
Distal lumen
Distal lumen
Subintima
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Long-axis image of uoroscopy
(1)
point
(2)
(3)
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first curve according to the IVUS information of the vessel diameter and target size and shape. After the puncture, the microcatheter should be advanced into the true lumen while being shallowly punctured with the guidewire, therefore a small diameter microcathe­ter such as Finecross GT (Terumo Corp.) is preferable. This method is a technique similar to the Seldinger technique which is echo-guided vascular puncture.
Details of the TD-ADR procedure are described below. (Figure 16.28). Similar to stingray-ADR, TD-ADR uses the stick and swap technique. (1) Formation of the second curve (Figure 16.28-1): Advance the puncture guidewire through the microcatheter and check how it can hit the wall. Check the IVUS image and form an additional second curve if necessary, so that the apex of the tip can hit the wall vertically. (2) Stick (Figure
16.28-2): Puncture the wall at the intended site in an exact vertical direction. At the time of puncture, not only
Determine which side of the IVUS to puncture Form a second curve from the IVUS image
IVUS
CP-12ST
Subintima
the short-axis IVUS image but also the long-axis fluo­roscopic image is sometimes useful because it can con­firm vertical puncture on the long axis. (3) Swap (Figure
16.28-3): Once the tip has penetrated the wall, advance it about 5 mm while keeping the apex of the tip inside the distal lumen. Then, under IVUS observation, the micro­catheter is advanced into the lumen and the tip of the microcatheter can be detected by the acoustic shadow. The puncture guidewire is changed to a soft guidewire. From 2021 to 2022, TD-ADR was performed in 22 cases in our hospital, and TD-ADR was successful in all cases.
Representative case of TD-ADR [10]
A man in his 70s suffered from effort angina pectoris due to CTO lesions in the LCX. PCI was performed on the CTO lesion at another hospital. During AWE, a guide­wire seemed to enter the subintimal space angiographi­cally and could not be passed through the CTO lesion.
Vertical puncture at the intended
CP-12ST
Intraplaque
Distal lumen
Intraplaque
Short-axis image of IVUS
Advance the guidewire about
5mmwhile keeping theapexof the tip insidethe distal lumen.
CP-12ST
Intraplaque
CP-12ST
Intraplaque
CP-12ST
IVUS
Fix the IVUS transducer just beyond the puncture site, and visually conrm that the microcatheter is inserted into the lumen.
Shaft of CP-12ST
Microcatheter
Intraplaque
Acoustic shadow
Intraplaque
Figure 16.28 Procedural details of TD-ADR.
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The patient was admitted to our hospital for a retry procedure for the CTO lesion. We planned to perform only the antegrade approach because there were no interventional retrograde channels. The procedure was performed from the femoral approach with an 8-Fr guiding catheter. An XT-R wire supported by a Finecross GT microcatheter (Terumo Corp.) seemed to enter the subintimal space angiographically, which was confirmed by AO-IVUS (Figure 16.29A, 16.29B). Then, the AO-IVUS-based 3D wiring was performed for intra­plaque tracking (Figure 16.29B), but the guidewire could not be advanced because of a huge calcified wall at the transition site. Although the true lumen beyond the CTO exit was not clearly visible angiographically, we moved onto Stingray-ADR using an angiographic obser­vation (Figure 16.29C). Using Conquest (Confianza)­20g (Asahi Intecc) and XT-R wires, five attempts of the
A
Entrance of CTO
D
Tip of Conanza 20g
B
Tip of Conanza 20g
E
stick-and-swap technique were performed, but the guidewire could not be led into the true lumen under the angiographic observation (Figure 16.29D).
IVUS observation revealed a distal true lumen in which the inner lumen was maintained 5 mm beyond the CTO exit (Figure 16.30A). We decided to perform TD-ADR using the AO-IVUS observation. The Conquest (Confianza)-20g supported by the Finecross was advanced at the site where we attempted reentry (Figure 16.29E). The tip detection method allowed the tip of the Confianza-20g to puncture the wall bet­ween the subintima and the true lumen in an exactly vertical direction (Figure 16.30B–16.30E) (online video in reference 10), resulting in successful reentry (Figure 16.30F). The CTO lesion was dilated with one drug-eluting stent, and normal antegrade blood flow was achieved (Figure 16.29F).
C
IVUS
transducer
st
1
- guidewire
F
Distal true lumen
Stingray balloon
Tip of Conanza 20g
Figure 16.29 Angiographic images in PCI for the CTO lesion in the LCX.
A
True lumen
D
Tip and
its direction
Subintima
B
Tipand its direction
E
Tip and its direction
IVUS
transducer
Stent
C
Tipand its direction
F
Guidewire shaft
Figure 16.30 TD-ADR: Successful reentry using the tip detection method.
Conclusion
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We believe that the 3D wiring methods will greatly contribute to the standardization of CTO PCI proce­dures. We hope that this method will be widely spread and that CTO-specific VUS such as AO-IVUS will be available all over the world.
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CHAPTER 17
Antegrade Fenestration and Re-Entry
An Alternative Approach to Antegrade Dissection and Re-Entry
Lorenzo Azzalini1,* & Mauro Carlino
1
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
2
Division of Interventional Cardiology, Cardio-Thoracic-Vascular Department, San Raffaele Scientific
Institute, Milan, Italy * Corresponding author
Introduction
When, two decades ago, extraplaque tracking started to be used as an intentional approach to achieve true lumen re-entry, a disruptive change in the “philosophi­cal” approach to chronic total occlusion (CTO) percu­taneous coronary intervention (PCI) had occurred. In fact, guidewire entry into the extraplaque space had historically been considered an undesired event, often heralding the failure of recanalization attempts. When Antonio Colombo introduced subintimal tracking and re-entry (STAR) in 2005, the antegrade dissec­tion/re-entry (ADR) approach was born [1]. ADR techniques allowed tackling, for the first time, more complex occlusions, where maintaining an intraplaque track along the occlusion was unlikely to be successful and associated with the risk of perforation. However, after the initial encouraging results [2], it soon became clear that extensive dissection planes due to unpredict­able re-entry, with subsequent side branch loss and poor runoff, were linked to suboptimal patency rates on mid-term follow-up [3]. Further modifications of this first-generation ADR approach (mini-STAR, con­trast-guided STAR, and limited antegrade subintimal tracking [LAST]) were unable to lead to a significant improvement in patency rates, due to the same chal­lenges in controlling the exact re-entry site encountered by STAR, as well as lack of reproducibility [1, 3–5].
2
A radical shift in this field was represented by the introduction of a device-based ADR, namely the Stingray system (Boston Scientific, Marlborough, MA). After reaching the distal “landing zone” (i.e., where re-entry is to be attempted, distal to the distal cap) with either a wire-based approach (e.g., knuckle) or a dedicated device (CrossBoss, Boston Scientific), the Stingray balloon is advanced. Re-entry is then achieved by puncturing with a high-tipload wire from the extraplaque space into the true lumen (see Chapter15). Integration of Stingray-based ADR into the hybrid algorithm has led to improved procedural efficiency and success rates of CTO PCI, with better longer-term outcomes compared to earlier wire-based approaches [3, 6–8].
Nevertheless, adoption of Stingray-based ADR has been limited by costs, need for proctoring training (steep learning curve), and a still non-optimal success rates (failure is most frequently due to compressive hematoma and/or inability to puncture through fibroc­alcified tissue). Even in proctors’ hands, Stingray-based ADR success rates are not ideal (81%) [7]. Due to all the aforementioned limitations, Stingray-based ADR repre­sents one-third to a half of CTO PCI procedures [6, 7] in “hybrid” communities, and is negligible in others [9, 10].
For these reasons, research into novel ADR approaches has been fervent.
Chronic Total Occlusions: A Guide to Recanalization, Third Edition. Edited by Ron Waksman and Shigeru Saito. © 2024 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Published 2024 by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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Antegrade fenestration and re-entry (AFR): Pathophysiological bases and development of a new approach to ADR
Cutting balloon angioplasty has classically been used to relieve occlusive subintimal hematomas (for exam­ple, in the context of spontaneous coronary artery dis­section) and recanalize the vessel (Figure 17.1) [11]. The cutting action of the blades create fenestrations between the false and true lumen, thus putting into communication the two spaces and evacuating the hematoma into the distal true lumen.
Our hypothesis that a similar approach could be
utilized to recanalize CTOs, sparked the idea for the
development of antegrade fenestration and re-entry (AFR). Specifically, when an antegrade wire has reached an extraplaque location beyond the distal cap, a balloon is advanced on such wire, with the goal of creating fenestrations between the extraplaque space and the distal true lumen, which can subsequently be engaged by a second wire to achieve re-entry. At vari­ance with the aforementioned approach to treat occlu­sive hematomas in spontaneous coronary artery dissection, where the wire is located in the true lumen, in this CTO scenario the wire would be in the extra­plaque space.
The same concept had already been applied in the context of reverse controlled antegrade and retro­grade subintimal tracking (reverse CART), where the
Figure 17.1 Occlusive hematoma due to spontaneous coronary artery dissection, which was recanalized with cutting balloon angioplasty. Coronary angiogram and optical coherence tomography (OCT) images of the left anterior descending (LAD) artery after cutting balloon angioplasty. Still frame of the coronary angiogram after fenestration of the intramural hematoma (double lumen, magnified view). OCT showing effective relieving of the compressive intramural hematoma in the mid (B) and distal (C) LAD. Abbreviations: TL, true lumen. Arrows, sites of cutting balloon angioplasty. Reproduced with permission from [11].