Six French sheathless coronary angioplasty using a novel technique to introduce the guiding catheter: The INTRUC, a preliminary retrospective study
✍ Scribed by Meyer, Pierre ;Durand, Philippe ;Metz, Damien ;Butto, Nader ;Touati, Claude ;Gervais, Andre
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 42 KB
- Volume
- 43
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0098-6569
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✦ Synopsis
This registry describes our preliminary experience with a novel introducing-catheter allowing direct percutaneous introduction of the 6F guiding catheter (G-C), minimizing the puncture size, preventing vessel scraping, and improving the pushability and torque response of the G-C. In 1995, 203 patients had sheathless PTCA, using this device. Eighty-five percent were male. Mean age was 65 ؎ 10 years. Thirty-nine percent had stable angina, 35% unstable angina, 7% evolving infarction, and 19% recent infarction. Two hundred fifty-six lesions were treated (1.26/patient). One hundred eight patients (52%) received one (85%) or more than one (15%) stent. The procedural success rate was 98%. Mean coronary stenosis was 82 ؎ 10% and decreased to 20 ؎ 15% after PTCA. No major complication occurred. The guiding catheter was immediately removed in 95% of patients, despite heparinization. No patient required surgery or blood transfusion for vascular complications, and only 7 had minor local complications (3.5%). Sheathless angioplasty provides no technical difficulties and has the same safety and quality as conventional angioplasty using a sheath. Immediate removal of the guiding catheter, without keeping vascular access, has no deleterious effect, allows early mobilization, and may limit the risk of vascular complications.