How Long does the Reverse Wire Need? Po-Ming Ku, MD. 顧博明醫師 Cardiovascular Center, Chi-Mei Hospital, Liuoying. 柳營奇美醫院 心血管中心 Always 3cm? 8 Case 1 2014-11 Tainan, Taiwan 9 2014-11 Tainan, Taiwan 10 RCA-CTO 2014-11 Tainan, Taiwan 11 Reverse wire in LCX-D (sharp curve, Fielder FC GW) 2014-11 Tainan, Taiwan 12 Difficult delivery of Finecross micro-catheter through sharp curve Fielder FC GW 2014-11 Tainan, Taiwan 13 Finecross micro-catheter into OM br 2014-11 Tainan, Taiwan 14 DES 3.0/13mm, 14 atm 2014-11 Tainan, Taiwan 15 Case 2 2015-10 Penghu, Taiwan 16 conventional antegrade wiring 2015-10 Penghu, Taiwan 17 1st Reverse Wire: Sion blue GW 2015-10 Tainan, Taiwan 18 2015-10 Tainan, Taiwan 19 2nd Reverse Wire: Fielder FC GW 2015-10 Tainan, Taiwan 20 3rd Reverse Wire: Longer Fielder FC GW 2015-10 Tainan, Taiwan 21 Finecross MC advanced into LCX-D 2015-10 Tainan, Taiwan 22 final 2015-10 Tainan, Taiwan 23 3cm 2015-10 Tainan, Taiwan 24 Case 3 2012-7-2 25 Miracle 6 GW into diagonal br Min-trek 1.2/6 mm balloon cross CTO under 6F Guideliner child catheter support Side-branch technique 2012-7-2 26 Side Branch Technique CTO Courtesy of Dr. Katoh, Osamu 2.0/15 mm POBA, 10 atm 2012-11-7 28 Crusade micro-catheter for side-branch technique 2012-7-2 29 Reverse-wire technique 2012-7-2 30 Crusade microcatheter + round curve-3cm-reverse wire failed to advance into br 2012-7-2 31 2012-11-7 32 Fielder XT 2012-11-7 33 Fielder FC 2012-11-7 34 POBA & IVUS 2012-11-7 35 CTO stenting LAD-D DES 2.5/24 mm, 6 ~ 12 atm for LAD-D DES 3.0/18 mm, 16 ~ 24 atm for LAD-P 2012-11-7 37 KBT 2.0/15 mm & 2.5/30 mm 2012-11-7 38 Final 3Ms F/U 2012-11-7 39 Take Home Messages • 3cm for reverse wire technique is basic. • Longer for better support. • Smaller for small branch. 40
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