Use of a Novel Crossing and Re-Entry System in Coronary Chronic Total Occlusions That Have Failed Standard Crossing Techniques Results of the FAST-CTOs (Facilitated Antegrade Steering Technique in Chronic Total Occlusions) Trial
Whitlow PL, Burke MN, Lombardi WL, Wyman RM, Moses JW, Brilakis ES, Heuser RR, Rihal CS, Lansky AJ, Thompson CA, Investigators F. Use of a Novel Crossing and Re-Entry System in Coronary Chronic Total Occlusions That Have Failed Standard Crossing Techniques Results of the FAST-CTOs (Facilitated Antegrade Steering Technique in Chronic Total Occlusions) Trial. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2012, 5: 393-401. PMID: 22516395, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2012.01.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryCathetersChronic DiseaseCoronary AngiographyCoronary OcclusionDrug-Eluting StentsEquipment DesignFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesProsthesis DesignRetreatmentTime FactorsTreatment FailureUnited StatesConceptsCoronary chronic total occlusionsElevation myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary interventionChronic total occlusionCrossing catheterTotal occlusionMyocardial infarctionMajor adverse cardiac event ratesST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionAdverse cardiac event ratesSuccessful percutaneous coronary interventionSegment elevation myocardial infarctionCardiac event ratePrimary efficacy endpointRe-entry catheterSingle-arm trialCTO-PCI successMean lesion lengthDistal true lumenCardiac reinterventionEfficacy endpointCoronary interventionEmergency surgeryHemodynamic instabilityPCI success