INTRODUCTION: Failure to enter the coronary sinus (CS) with a guiding catheter and entering its tributaries remains challenging in left ventricle (LV) pacing lead implants for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). A dual telescoping catheter system (8F outer/6F inner) is designed to provide the ability to adjust the catheter curve size, shape and/or reach to the patients' anatomy avoiding the need for catheter change. METHODS: Five different designs for CS cannulation were randomly tested in 64 patients scheduled for CRT device implant. RESULTS: In 33 consecutive patients three adaptable telescoping guiding catheter systems were tested per patient, the adaptable catheters had higher overall cannulation success rates (68, 63 and 62%) compared to the fixed shape catheter (46%) and an greater cannulation success rate when the CS location was not known (70, 53 and 72% vs 33% for the fixed shape). In a second group of 31 CRT patients the two telescoping catheters had similar high levels of success (71-80%), with or without using the inner catheter. CONCLUSIONS: The telescopic system is adaptable to a wide range of anatomical variations in patients and can result in a higher CS cannulation success rate due to its adjustability in the RA in search for the CS ostium. On top of this the inner catheter allows for sub-selecting the CS tributaries.
INTRODUCTION: Failure to enter the coronary sinus (CS) with a guiding catheter and entering its tributaries remains challenging in left ventricle (LV) pacing lead implants for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). A dual telescoping catheter system (8F outer/6F inner) is designed to provide the ability to adjust the catheter curve size, shape and/or reach to the patients' anatomy avoiding the need for catheter change. METHODS: Five different designs for CS cannulation were randomly tested in 64 patients scheduled for CRT device implant. RESULTS: In 33 consecutive patients three adaptable telescoping guiding catheter systems were tested per patient, the adaptable catheters had higher overall cannulation success rates (68, 63 and 62%) compared to the fixed shape catheter (46%) and an greater cannulation success rate when the CS location was not known (70, 53 and 72% vs 33% for the fixed shape). In a second group of 31 CRT patients the two telescoping catheters had similar high levels of success (71-80%), with or without using the inner catheter. CONCLUSIONS: The telescopic system is adaptable to a wide range of anatomical variations in patients and can result in a higher CS cannulation success rate due to its adjustability in the RA in search for the CS ostium. On top of this the inner catheter allows for sub-selecting the CS tributaries.
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