Giuseppe Vadalà MD , Kambis Mashayekhi MD, PhD , Marouane Boukhris MD , Michael Behnes MD, PhD , Stylianos Pyxaras MD, PhD , Evald Høj Christiansen MD, PhD , Juan Luis Gutiérrez-Chico MD, PhD , Laura Maniscalco PhD , Sinisa Stojkovic MD, PhD , Nenad Z. Bozinovic MD , Nicolaus Boudou MD , Roberto Garbo MD , Gerald S. Werner MD, PhD , Alexander Avran MD , Gabriele L. Gasparini MD , Eugenio La Scala MD , Andrew Ladwiniec MD , George Sianos MD , Omer Goktekin MD, PhD , Sevket Gorgulu MD , Alfredo R. Galassi MD
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Abstract
Background
The CTO-ARC (Chronic Total Occlusion Academic Research Consortium) recognized that a nonstandardized definition of chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention approaches can bias the complications’ attribution to each crossing strategy.
Objectives
The study sought to describe the numbers, efficacy, and safety of each final CTO crossing strategy according to CTO-ARC recommendations.
Methods
In this cross-sectional study, data were retrieved from the European Registry of Chronic Total Occlusions between 2021 and 2022.
Results
Out of 8,673 patients, antegrade and retrograde approach were performed in 79.2% and 20.8% of cases, respectively. The antegrade approach included antegrade wiring and antegrade dissection and re-entry, both performed with or without retrograde contribution (antegrade wiring without retrograde contribution: n = 5,929 [68.4%]; antegrade wiring with retrograde contribution: n = 446 [5.1%]; antegrade dissection and re-entry without retrograde contribution: n = 353 [4.1%]; antegrade dissection and re-entry with retrograde contribution: n = 137 [1.6%]). The retrograde approach included retrograde wiring (n = 735 [8.4%]) and retrograde dissection and re-entry (n = 1,073 [12.4%]). Alternative antegrade crossing was associated with lower technical success (70% vs 86% vs 93.1%, respectively; P < 0.001) and higher complication rates (4.6% vs 2.9% vs 1%, respectively; P < 0.001) as compared with retrograde and true antegrade crossing. However, alternative antegrade crossing was applied mostly as a rescue strategy (96.1%).
Conclusions
The application of CTO-ARC definitions allowed the reclassification of 6.7% of procedures as alternative antegrade crossing with retrograde or antegrade contribution which showed higher MACCE and lower technical success rates, as compared with true antegrade and retrograde crossing.
期刊介绍:
JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions is a specialist journal launched by the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC). It covers the entire field of interventional cardiovascular medicine, including cardiac, peripheral, and cerebrovascular interventions. The journal publishes studies that will impact the practice of interventional cardiovascular medicine, including clinical trials, experimental studies, and in-depth discussions by respected experts. To enhance visual understanding, the journal is published both in print and electronically, utilizing the latest technologies.