Giuseppe Colletti, Gregory A Sgueglia, Adrien Jossart, Caroline Lepièce, Olivier Gach, Alexandre Natalis, Laura Peter, Silviu Dumitrascu, Claudiu Ungureanu
{"title":"SWITCHing to Distal RaiL: a tracking technique for rotational atherectomy procedures-short-term outcomes and impact on clinical practice (the SWITCH D-RIL registry).","authors":"Giuseppe Colletti, Gregory A Sgueglia, Adrien Jossart, Caroline Lepièce, Olivier Gach, Alexandre Natalis, Laura Peter, Silviu Dumitrascu, Claudiu Ungureanu","doi":"10.25270/jic/25.00355","DOIUrl":"10.25270/jic/25.00355","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Despite the preference for transradial access (TRA) in percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI), many operators still use large-bore guiding catheters through the transfemoral approach (TFA), especially in complex cases. This study evaluated the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of the Distal RailTracking (DRT) technique, a sheathless approach via distal radial access (DRA), and investigated its impact on clinical practice.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The multicenter SWITCH D-RIL study enrolled patients who required treatment of severely calcified coronary disease by rotational atherectomy, and compared those who underwent PCI before (pre-DRT, n = 97) and after (post-DRT, n = 99) DRT was adopted as the primary approach.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Procedural success rates without access site crossover were similar between groups. No significant differences were found in periprocedural complications, in-hospital and 30-day major adverse cardiovascular events, and access- and non-access-related major bleedings. The post-DRT group exhibited a significantly higher use of large-bore guiding catheters (97.1% vs 31.7%). Overall, DRA was used in 90.5% of cases in the post-DRT group, with TFA accounting for 9.5%; the pre-DRT group primarily employed conventional TRA (82.2%), with the remaining cases involving TFA and 1 transbrachial access. The post-DRT group demonstrated increased usage of burrs larger than 1.5 mm (51.4% vs 13.9%) and additional calcium modifying tools (42.9% vs 24.8%).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The DRT technique demonstrated feasibility, safety, and efficacy in treating severely calcified coronary disease. This study highlights the reliability of DRA, even when large bore guiding catheters are necessary, emphasizing its potential to provide a safer approach while ensuring radial artery preservation.</p>","PeriodicalId":49261,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Invasive Cardiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146068174","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Iosif Xenogiannis, Efthymia Varytimiadi, Aggeliki Rigatou, Michael Koutouzis
{"title":"Laser application in severe stent underexpansion.","authors":"Iosif Xenogiannis, Efthymia Varytimiadi, Aggeliki Rigatou, Michael Koutouzis","doi":"10.25270/jic/25.00360","DOIUrl":"10.25270/jic/25.00360","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49261,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Invasive Cardiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145821786","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Manveer Singh, Fabien Picard, Alain Cariou, Olivier Varenne, Vincent Pham
{"title":"Sex disparities in coronary angiography findings of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest complicating acute coronary syndromes.","authors":"Manveer Singh, Fabien Picard, Alain Cariou, Olivier Varenne, Vincent Pham","doi":"10.25270/jic/25.00359","DOIUrl":"10.25270/jic/25.00359","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Sex-based disparities have been widely reported in the management and outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), often complicating acute coronary syndromes (ACS). While previous studies have demonstrated that female patients are less likely to undergo invasive coronary angiography (ICA) or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), little is known about potential differences in coronary anatomy or PCI strategies in this context. The authors sought to evaluate sex-related differences in ICA findings and PCI management among OHCA survivors with angiographically confirmed ACS.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The authors conducted a retrospective, single-center study including consecutive OHCA patients admitted to the intensive care unit of a tertiary center between 2007 and 2024 who underwent emergent PCI. Propensity score matching was used to compare female and male based on key baseline characteristics. Coronary lesion characteristics, procedural data, and clinical outcomes were analyzed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among 486 patients (mean age 60.6 ± 12.2 years), 105 (21.6%) were female patients. After matching, 210 patients (105 female, 105 male) were included. No significant differences were observed in the extent of coronary artery disease, lesion complexity, or PCI strategies. Female patients had more frequent right coronary artery culprit lesions and less left circumflex involvement. Thrombus aspiration was more common in female patients (33.3% vs 21.0%, P = .04). Adjusted in-hospital and 3-month mortality rates were not significantly different.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In OHCA survivors with ACS undergoing PCI, females and males had similar angiographic profiles and PCI approaches. These findings suggest that coronary and procedural factors do not explain sex-based differences in OHCA outcomes, underlining the need for equitable access to early invasive management.</p>","PeriodicalId":49261,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Invasive Cardiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147291542","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Carmine Musto, Luca Paolucci, Giulia Nardi, Enrico Romagnoli, Flavia Belloni, Giovanni Farraiuoli, Giuseppe Talanas, Attilio Placanica, Massimo Mancone, Enrico Occhiuzzi, Francesco De Felice, Alessandro Sciahbasi
{"title":"Sex specificities of patients undergoing coronary procedures and experiencing transradial approach failures.","authors":"Carmine Musto, Luca Paolucci, Giulia Nardi, Enrico Romagnoli, Flavia Belloni, Giovanni Farraiuoli, Giuseppe Talanas, Attilio Placanica, Massimo Mancone, Enrico Occhiuzzi, Francesco De Felice, Alessandro Sciahbasi","doi":"10.25270/jic/25.00354","DOIUrl":"10.25270/jic/25.00354","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Failed transradial approach (TRA) in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary procedures is associated with higher rates of vascular complications. While female sex is associated with an increased risk of failed TRA, it is unknown if females are also exposed to an increased risk of adverse events after access crossover. The authors compared the outcomes of males and females experiencing crossover following a failed TRA.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The REPEAT study prospectively enrolled patients undergoing coronary procedures through TRA with access failure. In this subanalysis, patients were stratified according to sex. Propensity score matching for major confounders was used to generate comparable groups. The primary outcome was a composite of vascular complication and significant bleeding.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of 462 patients experiencing TRA failure, 245 were male and 217 female. Female patients were older and showed fewer comorbidities. TRA failure was more commonly related to radial tortuosity in females and subclavian tortuosity in males. After propensity score matching, 123 pairs were selected. Females showed higher rates of femoral crossover compared with males, in whom a contralateral radial access is mostly preferred. The incidence of the primary outcome was comparable between the 2 groups (males: 8.1% vs females: 12.2%; odds ratio [OR], 1.57; 95% CI, 0.68-3.64; P = .294). Consistent results were evident in a sensitivity analysis on patients undergoing cross over to femoral access (males: 14.5% vs females: 13.0%; OR, 0.8; 8 95% CI, 0.33-2.33; P = .805).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In patients experiencing a failed TRA, no statistically significant differences were evident in terms of vascular complications or bleeding between females and males.</p>","PeriodicalId":49261,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Invasive Cardiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147291618","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alexander G Truesdell, Megan Terek, Ramesh Singh, Michelle Ferri, Shashank S Sinha
{"title":"\"War on shock\" redux: a decade of progress, promise, and potential.","authors":"Alexander G Truesdell, Megan Terek, Ramesh Singh, Michelle Ferri, Shashank S Sinha","doi":"10.25270/jic/26.00001","DOIUrl":"10.25270/jic/26.00001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49261,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Invasive Cardiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145917512","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}