Table 2 Procedural characteristics
n | 65 |
Clinical success | 62 (95.4%) |
GW success | 62 (95.4%) |
Antegrade only | 41 (63.1%) |
Bidirectional | 22 (33.8%) |
Distal puncture | 10 (15.4%) |
Trans pedal approach | 11 (16.9%) |
EXCAVATOR technique | 49 (79.0%) |
0.014-inch guidewire | 65 (100%) |
AnteOwl WR IVUS use | 65 (100%) |
CTO GW maximum tip load | 16.2 ± 14.7 |
Method of GW crossing | |
Drilling or penetration | 58 (89.2%) |
Knuckle wiring | 4 (6.2%) |
GW number for CTO | 3.4 ± 1.4 |
Fluoroscopy time | 72.3 ± 32.5 |
Procedural complication | 5 (7.7%) |
Branch perforation | 3 (4.6%) |
Vessel oozing perforation | 1 (1.5%) |
Access site bleeding | 1 (1.5%) |
Procedural death | 0 (0.0%) |