Comparison of passive and active perfusion catheters: An in vitro study in a pulsatile coronary flow model
✍ Scribed by Voelker, W. ;Kerkhoffs, W. ;Schmitz, B. ;Reul, H. ;Potthast, D. K. ;Rau, G. ;Karsch, K. R.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 553 KB
- Volume
- 38
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0098-6569
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✦ Synopsis
Perfusion balloon catheters are designed to provide continuous transcatheter blood flow and thereby reduce myocardial ischemia during coronary angioplasty. To compare the transcatheter flow rates of active and passive (auto-) perfusion catheters, a well-controlled experimental study was performed in a circulation model that duplicates the phasic, predomlnantly diastolic flow pattern of the left coronary artery. Mean dlastolic coronary driving pressure varied between 20 and 100 mm Hg.
For the autoperfusion catheters, a strong relationship between transcatheter flow and diastolic coronary driving pressure was found. For example, a coronary driving pressure of 80 mm Hg provided a coronary flow of 30 mlimin (RX-Perfusion [RP], ACS), 28 ml/min (Speedflow [SF], Schneider), 20 ml/min (Lifestream [LS], ACS), and 19 ml/min (Flowtrack [m. ACS). Reduction of driving pressure to 40 mm Hg decreased the absolute transcatheter flow, whlch was now 16 rnlimin (RP), 13 rnlimin (SF), and 10 mlirnin (LS and m. The relative catheter flow (the ratio of absolute flow to baseline coronary flow rate without a catheter in place), was independent of actual coronary driving pressure and ranged between 21% 2 1% (RP) and 14% ? 1% (FT and LS). For the active perfusion system (Coreflo, Leocor, a maximal transcatheter flow of 82 mlimin was found. Using this active perfusion system, the relative catheter flow increased with decreasing coronary driving pressure: 80 + 40 mm Hg: 56% -107%. For all catheters, the distal perfusion decreased between 30% (3.0 mm RP) and 50% (3.0 mm LS) by a 0.014-inch guidewire placed through the inner channel of the catheter.
Because of the strong relationship between coronary driving pressure and transcatheter flow, the residual flow through all autoperfusion catheters becomes critical (c.20 rnlimin), when the coronary driving pressure drops below 50 rnm Hg. By contrast, active perfusion systems are independent of the actual coronary driving pressure and are therefore advantageous for prolonged dilation in patients with low aortic pressure.