The feasibility of transradial laser atherectomy for chronic total occlusion using the 5 Fr sheath system

Authors

  • Khaled Sherif
  • Yasir Yakub
  • Jose A. Suarez

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5644/ama2006-124.158

Keywords:

Chronic total occlusion, LASER endovascular intervention, Coronary artery disease

Abstract

Objective. We present a case of chronic total occlusion (CTO) approached with LASER endovascular intervention by radial artery approach using a 5 French sheath. Case report. A 57-year-old man presented to our hospital having had retrosternal chest pain for two days. Physical examination was normal at the time of presentation. The laboratory tests were within normal limits, including cardiac enzymes except the lipid panel which showed hypertriglyceridemia. The patient underwent a myocardial perfusion scintigraphy stress test that revealed inferior wall ischemia, with normal left ventricular ejection fraction. A 5-French vascular sheath was placed in the right radial artery. Selective coronary artery angiography was performed, which showed right coronary artery (RCA) CTO. A 5-French JR4 guide
catheter successfully engaged the RCA and Laser angioplasty was performed across the CTO into the RCA. A marked improvement of flow was evident thereafter. Conclusion. To best of our knowledge this is the first case report showing the feasibility of laser atherectomy using the 5 French sheath system in a coronary arterial CTO.

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Published

2016-05-23

How to Cite

Sherif, K., Yakub, Y., & Suarez, J. A. (2016). The feasibility of transradial laser atherectomy for chronic total occlusion using the 5 Fr sheath system. Acta Medica Academica, 45(1), 70. https://doi.org/10.5644/ama2006-124.158

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