Key result
Corsair microcatheter facilitates balloon passage through a total occlusion during BPA for CTEPH.
Why the study?
Does the Corsair rotational bougie technique facilitate balloon passage through total occlusion lesions during balloon pulmonary angioplasty in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension?
Does the Corsair rotational bougie technique facilitate balloon passage through total occlusion lesions during balloon pulmonary angioplasty in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension?
The Corsair rotational bougie technique may be a useful strategy for crossing total occlusion lesions during balloon pulmonary angioplasty.
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Microcatheter may enable BPA in refractory CTEPH occlusions; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
A 77-year-old man presented with dyspnoea and was diagnosed with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. Balloon pulmonary angioplasty was attempted; however, the balloons could not be advanced to the total occlusion lesion in the right A3 segment. The obstruction was overcome using a microcatheter Corsair (AsahiKASEI). This technique may be useful in managing a total occlusion lesion.
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Tamura et al. (2023) studied this question. The Corsair microcatheter successfully facilitated balloon passage through a total occlusion lesion during balloon pulmonary angioplasty for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.
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