经桡动脉介入治疗老年急性冠脉综合征的应用研究

目的观察老年急性冠脉综合征（ACS）经桡动脉途径介入治疗（TRI）的可行性和安全性以及近期疗效及并发症发生情况。方法选择2010年2月-2011年8月在我院住院经桡动脉穿刺行经皮冠状动脉介入治疗（PCI）的急性冠脉综合征老年患者（年龄70岁以上）50例,与同期住院年龄70岁以上经股动脉行PCI治疗的52患者进行观察比较治疗效果以及并发症及近期预后。结果桡动脉组（观察组）50例中,对其中62支病变血管进行TRI,TRI成功率为97．2％;股动脉组（对照组）52例,对其种63支病变血管进行PCI,成功率为97．5％。观察组无桡动脉闭塞及其他并发症。结论老年急性冠脉综合征（ACS）的PCI治疗中,经桡动脉穿刺途径与经股动脉穿刺途径相比,两者有相同的治疗效果,但经桡动脉穿刺途径治疗术后与穿刺有关的并发症较股动脉路径明显减少,患者术后体位及活动不受限制,术后护理工作量小,尤其适合较为肥胖的老年患者,值得临床推广应用。     

经桡动脉和股动脉途径PCI治疗高龄冠心病患者的临床效果分析

目的:评价经桡动脉和股动脉途径PCI治疗高龄冠心病患者近期和远期临床效果。方法:选取2007年1月至2012年2月在我院行PCI治疗且年龄≥80岁的冠心病患者237例,按照患者入院PCI治疗途径分为经桡动脉途径组(Ⅰ组,n=114)和经股动脉途径组(Ⅱ组,n=123)。记录和比较两组患者的手术效果、术后卧床时间和住院时间、术后并发症和主要不良心血管事件的发生情况。结果:两组患者置入支架数、支架直径、支架长度、手术时间、对比剂用量、对比剂肾病和手术成功率比较差异均无统计学意义(P>0.05)。Ⅰ组11.4%患者PCI过程中需更改介入路径,发生率显著高于Ⅱ组(P<0.05);Ⅰ组患者术后卧床时间和住院时间分别为(4.8±1.4)h和(1.7±1.1)d,均显著短于Ⅱ组患者(P<0.05);Ⅰ组患者血管并发症、围术期TIMI小出血和围术期TIMI大出血的发生率均明显低于Ⅱ组患者(P<0.05);随访12个月和24个月时,两组患者主要不良心血管事件的发生率比较差异均无统计学意义(P>0.05)。结论:经桡动脉途径行PCI治疗高龄(≥80岁)冠心病患者具有时间短、出血等并发症少的优势,近期效果优于股动脉径路,但远期临床效果与股动脉径路相当。     

经桡动脉心导管术诊断和治疗冠状动脉疾病的临床研究

目的:观察经桡动脉介入诊治冠心病的安全性和有效性。方法:对1503例患者进行了经桡动脉途径介入诊治,其中包括心绞痛患者1218例,心梗患者268例,二尖瓣和/或动脉瓣手术前对冠状动脉进行解剖学评估17例,观察患者手术安全性、成功率以及与经桡动脉手术相关的并发症发病率。结果:介入治疗成功率为93.1%(1400/1503),手术失败的主要原因为桡动脉穿刺失败(39例),严重桡动脉痉挛(42例),右锁骨下动脉不同程度的弯曲(18例),近端严重狭窄(14例)。术后有14例患者出现严重并发症(瞬时缺血性病变),60例出现有症状的窦性心动过缓,43例出现静脉血栓,77例出现血肿,88例出现桡动脉梗阻。结论:经桡动脉途径是一种安全、有效、患者更容易接受的冠心病介入诊治方法。     

高龄冠状动脉CTO患者PCI治疗的可行性及安全性

目的:探讨高龄冠状动脉慢性闭塞性病变(CTO)患者经皮冠状动脉介入治疗(PCI)的可行性和安全性。方法:连续入选2007年07月至2012年07月南京市第一医院年龄≥80岁,因冠状动脉CTO病变行PCI治疗的患者,回顾性分析和比较患者的基线特征、病变特征、手术经过和手术相关并发症。结果:共有69例高龄CTO患者,平均年龄为82.17±2.70岁,男性57例(82.6%)。14例患者同时存在2支CTO病变血管,21例患者闭塞近端钙化,24例患者闭塞近端迂曲,5例患者为原支架内闭塞。30例经桡动脉途径行PCI治疗。51例患者手术成功,手术成功率为73.91%。有7例患者发生冠脉穿孔,其中1例出现心脏压塞并院内死亡。结论:即使通过适当选择患者,80岁以上高龄患者PCI治疗冠状动脉CTO病变的手术成功率可以接受,但手术风险较高,需在有经验的心导管中心谨慎开展。     

不同途径行PCI治疗高龄冠心病患者的临床疗效和安全性比较

目的:比较不同动脉途径行经皮冠状动脉介入(PCI)治疗高龄冠心病患者的临床疗效和安全性。方法:选取214例高龄冠心病患者,按动脉途径不同分为对照组(107例)与研究组(107例),对照组行经股动脉PCI(TFI),研究组行经桡动脉PCI(TRI),比较两组的手术情况、手术前后心功能相关指标的变化及不良反应的发生情况。结果:两组手术成功率、支架置入数量、造影剂用量比较无显著差异(P0.05);研究组动脉穿刺时间、导管插入时间、X线曝光时间均显著长于对照组(P0.05),术后卧床时间、住院时间均显著少于对照组(P0.05)。手术后1 d,两组左室收缩末期内径(LVESD)、左室舒张末期内径(LVEDD)、左心射血分数(LVEF)较手术前均明显改善,但两组比较无显著性差异(P0.05)。研究组治疗期间外周血管并发症的发生率显著低于对照组(P0.05),但治疗期间及术后6个月心血管不良事件的发生率与对照组间无显著差异(P0.05)。结论:经桡动脉途径与股动脉PCI用于治疗高龄冠心病患者对患者心功能的改善作用相当,但经桡动脉行PCI术后卧床时间及住院时间较短,外周血管并发症的发生率较低,安全性更高。     

不同动脉途径行经皮冠状动脉介入治疗高龄冠心病的临床疗效观察

目的:探讨不同动脉途径行经皮冠状动脉介入治疗高龄冠心病的临床疗效和安全性。方法:选取2014年1月～2017年1月我院收治的265例高龄冠心病患者为研究对象,根据就诊顺序将受试者分为对照组132例及研究组133例,对照组患者给予股动脉途径(TFI)行经皮冠状动脉介入治疗,研究组患者给予桡动脉途径(TRI)行经皮冠状动脉介入治疗,比较两组患者的手术情况、手术前后各心功能指标变化、心血管不良事件及并发症的发生情况。结果:两组患者的手术成功率、支架数量、造影剂用量比较差异无统计学意义(P0.05),但研究组患者动脉穿刺时间、导管插入时间及X线曝光时间均长于对照组,卧床时间及住院时间均明显短于对照组(P0.05)。治疗后,两组患者的左心射血分数(LVEF)、左室收缩末期内径(LVESD)及左室舒张末期内径(LVEDD)较治疗前均明显改善,且研究组优于对照组(P0.05),研究组患者心血管不良事件发生率及各并发症发生率均显著低于对照组(P0.05)。结论:TRI与TFI在经皮冠状动脉介入术治疗高龄冠心病患者的手术效果相当,但TRI在改善患者心功能、减少心血管不良事件的效果更好且安全性更高,可做为高龄冠心病患者PCI治疗的首选途径。     

ST 段抬高心肌梗死靶血管长病变急诊介入治疗的安全性及疗效分析

目的:探讨ST段抬高急性心肌梗死(ST-elevation myocardial infarction,STEMI)患者靶血管长病变(病变>25 mm)急诊经皮冠状动脉介入(percutaneous coronary intervention,PCI)治疗的临床疗效及安全性。方法:回顾性收集2009年1月-2010年6月因STEMI就诊于沈阳军区总医院并急诊行PCI处理的患者442例,以靶病变长度分为两组,即≤25 mm为短病变组(n=235)和>25mm为长病变组(n=207),均急诊行PCI治疗,分析和比较两组患者术前的基线资料、术中资料及并发症的发生情况、辅助措施(临时起搏、IABP、血栓抽吸装置)应用情况,术后30天、2年电话或临床随访,记录主要不良心血管事件(major adverse cardiac events,MACE)的发生情况。结果:与短病变组比较,长病变组吸烟者更多(81.6%vs 62.6%,P=0.000);以三支病变偏多(34.8%vs 24.7%,P=0.037);多枚支架使用率更高(1.47±0.63 vs 1.04±0.28,P=0.000),平均支架总长度显著增加(29.80±7.02 mm vs 22.95±5.58mm,P=0.000),手术成功率、术中并发症及辅助措施应用情况比较差异无统计学意义(P>0.05),30天及2年随访MACE的发生率比较差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。结论:与急诊PCI治疗的STEMI短病变患者对比,长病变患者虽然病变复杂,多枚支架使用率高,平均支架总长度增加,但术中并发症、30天、2年内MACE与短病变患者相当,提示在以药物洗脱支架为主的介入治疗时代,急诊PCI处理STEMI靶血管长病变具有良好的疗效及安全性。     

两种途径介入治疗急性心肌梗塞疗效分析

目的：探讨对急性心梗患者行不同途径急诊经皮冠状动脉治疗（PCi）的临床疗效及预后。方法：选取我院自2011年1月至2012年12月收治的75例sT段抬高的急性心肌梗死患者作为研究对象进行回顾性调查,对比分析经桡动脉PCI（TRA—Pet）和经股动脉PCI（TFA—PCI）两组治疗疗效及出现并发症情况,包括比较两组穿刺成功率,手术时间,术中出血及术后局部及其他并发症等方面,并作统计分析,取P〈0．05为有统计学意义。结果：两组穿刺成功率及PCI手术成功率差异无统计学意义,P〉0．05。在手术操作时间上,TFA—PCI组明显长于TRA—PCI组,差异有统计学意义,P〈0．05。TFA．PCI组局部并发症发生率为11．8％．远期并发症为2．9％。TRA-PCI组局部并发症发生率为2．4％,远期并发症为7．3％,两组差别显著,P〈0．05。结论：TRA—PCI和TFA—PCI在手术时间及术后并发症上有差异,TRA—PCI术中花时间较少,术后局部并发症要轻,值得在临床上推广,但是由于有远期并发症的危险,故术后应加强肝肾功能等的监测。     

冠状动脉血管内超声对冠心病患者冠状动脉病变的诊断及冠脉支架置入术的指导价值分析

摘要 目的：探讨冠状动脉血管内超声（IVUS）对冠心病（CHD）患者冠状动脉病变的诊断及冠脉支架置入术（PCI）的指导价值。方法：选择2017年1月至2019年1月我院收治的200例CHD患者,其中急性冠脉综合征（ACS）115例,慢性心肌缺血综合征（CIS）85例;经冠脉造影证实单支病变患者62例（单支组）,双支病变患者81例（双支组）,三支及以上病变患者57例（多支组）。比较不同冠脉病变支数、病变程度CHD患者斑块性质、管腔面积、外弹力膜面积、斑块面积、斑块负荷、狭窄率。随机将115例ACS患者分为观察组（58例）和对照组（57例）,比较两组PCI手术支架置入率、达标率以及手术前后管腔面积、斑块面积、斑块负荷、狭窄率。PCI术后随访12个月,比较两组术后再狭窄和主要不良心脏事件（MACE）发生情况。结果：200例患者共检出415块斑块,ACS组颈动脉斑块性质以低回声斑居多,CIS组以等、高回声斑居多（P＜0.05）,ACS组管腔面积小于CIS组,斑块面积、斑块负荷、狭窄率高于CIS组（P＜0.05）。多支组斑块性质以低回声斑居多,双支组以等回声斑居多,单支组以高回声斑居多（P＜0.05）。管腔面积随着冠脉病变支数的增加而降低,斑块面积、斑块负荷、狭窄率随着冠脉病变支数的增加而升高（P＜0.05）。观察组支架置入率、达标率、术后管腔面积高于对照组,斑块面积、斑块负荷、狭窄率低于对照组（P＜0.05）。观察组PCI术后12个月再狭窄率、MACE发生率低于对照组（P＜0.05）。结论：冠状动脉IVUS可较为准确地评估冠脉病变程度,相较于传统的冠状动脉造影,基于冠状动脉IVUS指导PCI手术可提高手术效果。     

有无心脏外科支持的经皮冠状动脉介入术病例特点及转归的比较分析

目的:分析有无心脏外科支持的经皮冠状动脉介入术(PCI)病例的特点及转归差异。方法:回顾性分析2308例行PCI术患者的病例资料,根据心脏外科支持情况分为支持组(2031例)、无支持组(277例),比较两组患者的基线资料、PCI术相关指标及主要不良心血管事件(MACE)的发生情况。结果:与支持组比较,无支持组患者的医疗费用明显增加,急诊PCI、危险因素中AMI病史、PCI史、疾病诊断中STEMI的比例明显降低,LVEF明显升高,差异均有统计学意义(P0.05)。支持组以三支及以上冠脉病变以及B、C型复杂病变形态多见,支架置入数、左主干病变比例明显增多,靶血管IVUS比例检查比例、术中总并发症发生率明显降低,与无支持组比较差异均有统计学意义(P0.05)。两组PCI术后MACE的发生率比较差异均无统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:有无心脏外科支持的PCI患者的临床特点存在较大差异,无心脏外科支持的PCI患者以急诊手术为主,且靶血管病变相对较轻。对于低风险病例实施PCI手术是安全可行的,具有较高成功率,预后尚可。     

Recanalisation of coronary chronic total occlusions with new techniques including the retrograde approach via collaterals

Objective

Percutaneous treatment of coronary chronic total occlusions (CTO) remains one of the major challenges in interventional cardiology. The strategies of recanalisation in CTO have changed drastically due the development of new techniques such as the retrograde approach via collaterals. In this single-centre experience we sought to analyse the success rates with the use of different CTO techniques, the complication rates, and we evaluated predictors of failed CTO recanalisation attempts.

Methods and Results

In this single-centre observational study we analysed the prospectively entered data of 331 consecutive patients, undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for CTO in 338 lesions at the Heart Center Wuppertal between June 2007 and July 2010. Nineteen lesions were attempted twice and one lesion three times (=358 procedures). The lesion-related success rates were 81.1%. Single-wire usage was the predominant strategy used in 198 antegrade cases (65.6%) followed by parallel wire technique and see-saw technique in 94 cases (31.1%). In the retrograde procedures, the reverse CART technique was predominantly used (35.7%), followed by retrograde wire passage (17.9%), marker wire (17.9%) and CART (14.3%). The in-hospital complications were low and comparable with conventional PCI data. The presence of blunt stump, severe calcification, severe tortuosity and occlusion length >30 mm were independent predictors of procedural failure.

Conclusions

A high degree of success with low in-hospital complications comparable with conventional PCI data can be expected in the hands of experienced CTO operators. A second try with a retrograde approach after antegrade failure should be considered.     

Effects of radial versus femoral artery access in patients with acute myocardial infarction: A large centre prospective registry

Aim

This study sought to assess whether radial artery access improves clinical outcomes in patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction compared with femoral artery access.

Methods

This is a single-centre, prospective observational registry of all STEMI and NSTEMI patients who underwent coronary angiography and/or primary PCI in the period January 2010 to December 2013. Primary endpoint was 30-day all-cause mortality. Choice of access was left to the discretion of the cardiologist. Differences in the risk of death at 30 days between patients undergoing transradial intervention versus transfemoral intervention was assessed on an intention-to-treat comparison.

Results

Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data was performed in 3580 patients with an acute coronary syndrome who underwent coronary angiography, of which 1310 had radial artery access. PCI was performed in 77?% of the patients. Before propensity score matching, patients who underwent transradial intervention and those intended to undergo transfemoral approach differed significantly in intra-aortic balloon pump use (1.7?% vs. 6.7?%, p < 0.001), and Killip class (Killip 1: 10.8?% vs. 17.3?%, p < 0.001). 30-day mortality rates were 1.7?% in the transradial group and 4.6?% in the transfemoral group (p < 0.001). After matching on the propensity score, the hazard ratio for 30-day mortality in the transradial group was 0.56 (95?% CI: 0.29–1.07, p = 0.08).

Conclusion

This registry-based study showed that radial access is associated with improved outcome in patients with an acute coronary syndrome. However, this difference was no longer significant after multivariate and propensity score adjustment for differences in baseline characteristics.

     

Intravascular Ultrasound and Angiographic Predictors of In-Stent Restenosis of Chronic Total Occlusion Lesions

Despite the benefits of successful percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) for chronic total occlusion (CTO) lesions, PCIs of CTO lesions still carry a high rate of adverse events, including in-stent restenosis (ISR). Because previous reports have not specifically investigated the intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) predictors of ISR in CTO lesions, we focused on these predictors. We included 126 patients who underwent successful PCIs, using drug-eluting stents, and post-PCI IVUS of CTO lesions. Patient and lesion characteristics were analyzed to elucidate the ISR predictors. In each lesion, an average of 1.7 ± 0.7 (mean length, 46.4 ± 20.3 mm) stents were used. At 9 months follow-up, 14 (11%) patients demonstrated ISR, and 8 (6.3%) underwent target lesion revascularization. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the independent predictors of ISR were the post-PCI minimal luminal diameter (MLD) and the stent expansion ratio (SER; minimal stent cross-sectional area (CSA) over the nominal CSA of the implanted stent), measured using quantitative coronary angiography (QCA) and IVUS, respectively. A receiver operating characteristic analysis indicated that the best post-PCI MLD and SER cut-off values for predicting ISR were 2.4 mm (area under the curve [AUC], 0.762; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.639–0.885) and 70% (AUC, 0.714; 95% CI, 0.577–0.852), respectively. Lesions with post-PCI MLD and SER values less than these threshold values were at a higher risk of ISR, with an odds ratio of 23.3 (95% CI, 2.74–198.08), compared with lesions having larger MLD and SER values. Thus, the potential predictors of ISR, after PCI of CTO lesions, are the post-PCI MLD and SER values. The ISR rate was highest in lesions with a post-PCI MLD ≤2.4 mm and an SER ≤70%.     

Chronic Total Occlusions in Sweden – A Report from the Swedish Coronary Angiography and Angioplasty Registry (SCAAR)

Introduction

Evidence for the current guidelines for the treatment of patients with chronic total occlusions (CTO) in coronary arteries is limited. In this study we identified all CTO patients registered in the Swedish Coronary Angiography and Angioplasty Registry (SCAAR) and studied the prevalence, patient characteristics and treatment decisions for CTO in Sweden.

Methods and Results

Between January 2005 and January 2012, 276,931 procedures (coronary angiography or percutaneous coronary intervention) were performed in 215,836 patients registered in SCAAR. We identified all patients who had 100% luminal diameter stenosis known or assumed to be ≥3 months old. After exclusion of patients with previous coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery or coronary occlusions due to acute coronary syndrome, we identified 16,818 CTO patients. A CTO was present in 10.9% of all coronary angiographies and in 16.0% of patients with coronary artery disease. The majority of CTO patients were treated conservatively and PCI of CTO accounted for only 5.8% of all PCI procedures. CTO patients with diabetes and multivessel disease were more likely to be referred to CABG.

Conclusion

CTO is a common finding in Swedish patients undergoing coronary angiography but the number of CTO procedures in Sweden is low. Patients with CTO are a high-risk subgroup of patients with coronary artery disease. SCAAR has the largest register of CTO patients and therefore may be valuable for studies of clinical importance of CTO and optimal treatment for CTO patients.     

Procedural and long-term outcome of primary percutaneous coronary intervention in octogenarians

Background/objectives. To investigate the procedural and long-term outcome of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in octogenarians with an acute myocardial infarction. Methods. We performed a retrospective analysis of all consecutive octogenarian patients (n=98) with an acute myocardial infarction treated with primary PCI in the Catharina Hospital in the year 2006. We compared procedural results and outcome with a matched control group composed of non-octogenarians undergoing primary PCI. Follow-up period was one year. Results. The initial success rate of PCI was similar in the two groups but short-term mortality was higher among the elderly patients: 30-day mortality 26.3 vs. 9.6%. Age-adjusted mortality between 30 days and one year was comparable in the two groups and similar to natural survival in the Netherlands. Octogenarians were less likely to have a normal left ventricular function during follow-up (48.3 vs. 66.7%). New York Heart Association (NYHA) class and recurrence rate of myocardial infarction was higher among octogenarians. Conclusion. Technical success rate during primary PCI was as good for octogenarians as in younger patients, but 30-day mortality, though acceptable, was higher among the elderly. After 30 days, age-adjusted mortality was comparable in both groups. (Neth Heart J 2010;18:129-34.)     

A computed tomography algorithm for crossing coronary chronic total occlusions: riding on the wave of the proximal cap and distal vessel segment

With wider adoption of coronary computed tomography angiography (coronary CTA), chronic total occlusions (CTOs) are being increasingly identified and characterised by non-invasive angiography. In particular, the ability of coronary CTA to clearly delineate atherosclerotic plaque, as well as to display three-dimensional vessel trajectories, has garnered particular attention in the context of preprocedural planning and periprocedural guidance of CTO percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Single CTO features and combined scoring systems derived from CTA (mostly exceeding the diagnostic performance of the angiographic J‑CTO score) have been used to predict time-efficient guidewire crossing, and thus grade the CTO difficulty level prior to PCI. In addition, the introduction of three-dimensional CTA/fluoroscopy co-registration for periprocedural navigation during CTO PCI offers the unprecedented opportunity to resolve proximal cap ambiguity and clearly visualise the distal CTO segment, thereby potentially influencing CTO PCI strategies and techniques. In this review, the potential advantages of non-invasive evaluation of CTO by coronary CTA are described, and a CTA-based hybrid algorithm is introduced for further enhancing the efficiency of CTO PCI. Further studies are clearly needed to verify the proposed approach. However, several luminary operators have already implemented coronary CTA for planning and periprocedural guidance of CTO interventions using the hybrid algorithm.

     

Development and first results of a dedicated chronic total occlusion programme

Objective

To describe the development and first results of a dedicated chronic total occlusion (CTO) programme in a tertiary medical centre.

Background

Because of the complexity and the increased risk of complications during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for CTO, it is essential that less experienced and evolving CTO centres perform regular quality analyses.

Methods

We therefore performed analyses to describe the results during the first 3 years of a dedicated CTO programme at a high-volume PCI centre. In addition, we discuss the strategies employed to develop such a programme.

Results

A total of 179 consecutive patients undergoing 187 CTO procedures were included in the study. The complexity of the CTO lesions increased from a mean J‑CTO (Japanese Multicentre CTO Registry) score of 1.3 in 2015 to 2.1 in 2017. In the majority of cases, the antegrade wire escalation technique was performed. Final technical success rate was 78.5% in 175 patients with a single CTO and 80.2% of all 187 CTO procedures. No peri-procedural or in-hospital deaths occurred. One peri-procedural myocardial infarction occurred. Cardiac tamponade occurred in 2 cases, both managed by pericardiocentesis. No urgent cardiac surgery was necessary. Survival and revascularisation rates at 30 days and 1 year were excellent.

Conclusion

Following initiation of a dedicated CTO programme, using up-to-date techniques and strategies, procedural and clinical outcome were comparable with current standards in established centres.