This 20 minutes didactic procedure concerns a 64 years old male presenting with anterior wall proven ischemia with diffuse coronary multivessels disease: several calcified mid LAD lesions, first diagonal and left CX lesions, the SYNTAX Score was 14.
These lesions were treated in the same session by multi-instrumental PCI.
Protocol
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OptiRAY® (Ioversol)
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Concentration 300 mgI/ml
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Flow rate: 3.5 mL/ s
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Volume: 165 mL
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Total exposure : 1.3 Gy
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Exposure time: 38 minutes
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7.5 images / slow dose Philips
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50 images mostly by fluoroscopy
Step-by-Step Procedure
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Wiring the distal LAD with a workhorse guidewire.
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Predilatation of distal and proximal LAD lesions with a NC balloon 1.5x15mm.
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Changing to Rotawire Floppy in the LAD using Finecross microcatheter and trapping technique.
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Rotational atherectomy using 1.5mm Burr.
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Exchanging the Rotawire to a workhorse guidewire using Aquaplane technique.
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Stenting of the distal and proximal LAD lesions using Guiding catheter extension to improve support.
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Predilatation of the proximal LAD lesion with Scoring balloon and stenting.
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Stenting of the LCX lesion.
Learning Points
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How to approach patients with multivessels coronary artery disease.
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Microcatheter using for Rotawire placing in tortuous and calcified lesions.
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Complex lesions preparation with Rotational atherectomy .
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Scoring balloon predilatation as complementary technique for optimal preparation after Rotational atherectomy.
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Usefullness of guiding catheter extension to improve backup support and device delivery.
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Contrast medium volume control during multivessels PCI.
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