Key result
Jagwire guidewire successfully crosses a 6-year RCA CTO to enable angioplasty and relieve angina.
Why the study?
Does the Jagwire recanalization guidewire facilitate successful angioplasty in a patient with a 6-year-old chronic total occlusion of the right coronary artery?
Case Report (n=1)
Does the Jagwire recanalization guidewire facilitate successful angioplasty in a patient with a 6-year-old chronic total occlusion of the right coronary artery?
The Jagwire recanalization guidewire may be an effective tool for crossing challenging chronic total occlusions.
May facilitate select CTO recanalization; leaves open need for prospective validation before broader use.
Chronic total occlusions are difficult to treat, usually because they cannot be crossed with a guidewire or dilating catheter. A variety of angioplasty systems designed to facilitate coronary angioplasty of chronic total occlusions have been used. We report the case of a 6-year-old occlusion of the right coronary artery that was treated with the Jagwire, a new guidewire designed for use in challenging lesions. This device successfully crossed the lesion and resulted in a successful angioplasty. The patient's angina dramatically improved following the procedure.
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Richard R. Heuser (1993) conducted a case report in Chronic total occlusion of the right coronary artery (n=1). Jagwire recanalization guidewire was evaluated on Successful crossing of the lesion and successful angioplasty. The Jagwire recanalization guidewire successfully crossed a 6-year-old chronic total occlusion of the right coronary artery, resulting in successful angioplasty and dramatic improvement in angina.
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