Anchor-balloon technique to facilitate stent delivery via the GuideLiner catheter in percutaneous coronary intervention

Mohamed Ali, Hatim Yagoub, Abdalla Ibrahim, Mohamed Ahmed, Munir Ibrahim, Jean Saunders, Alice Brennan, Donal Cahill, Terence Hennessy, Brian G. Hynes, Samer Arnous, Thomas J. Kiernan

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Abstract

Aim: The GuideLiner (GL) is a widely used catheter primarily in complex percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Deep seating of the GL and distal stent placement may be facilitated by the anchor-balloon technique (ABT). Methods: We aimed to prospectively analyze procedural details, technical success, complications and in-hospital outcome in patients who underwent PCI using the GL catheter and the ABT. Results: A total of 118 patients underwent PCI with the aid of the GL and ABT. Procedure success rate was 95% (112/118) and only seven patients (5.9%) encountered complications. ABT was indicated and successfully used in 29 patients (25%). Conclusion: GL and ABT successfully aided stent delivery in unfavorable and heavily calcified lesions which otherwise may have been considered unsuitable for PCI.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)291-299
Number of pages9
JournalFuture Cardiology
Volume14
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2018
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • anchor balloon
  • calcification
  • complex PCI
  • complications during PCI
  • GuideLiner
  • interventional techniques
  • ischemic heart disease
  • percutaneous coronary interventions
  • stents
  • tortuous arteries

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