Guiding catheters for transradial approach: New designs and summary of experiences with VDL/VDR catheters. A novel score for PCI technical complexity

Vincent Dangoisse, Francesco Burzotta, Sasko Kedev, Benoit Bihin

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    Abstract

    In one multicenter and several single-center studies involving 202 cases, new shapes of transradial access PCI guide catheters were tested following a standardized original protocol. The evaluation included a newly designed score for PCI complexity. Three operators successfully performed the 40 cases of the multicenter study, scoring intermediate to difficult 66% of the cases. New shapes were tested for left and right coronary artery and saphenous vein graft PCIs, with right or left transradial access. The new shapes performed adequately, including in 5F sizing. PCI success and fluoroscopy time were related to the score of complexity.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)111-116
    Number of pages6
    JournalCardiovascular revascularization medicine : including molecular interventions
    Volume38
    Early online date19 Aug 2021
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - May 2022

    Keywords

    • Guide catheter
    • Percutaneous coronary angioplasty
    • Score for PCI complexity
    • Transradial access

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