Novel Crossing System for Chronic Total Occlusion Recanalization: First-in-Man Experience With the SoundBite Crossing System.
Chronic total occlusion (CTO) lesions are frequent in patients with peripheral and coronary artery disease, and are associated with a higher risk of adverse events, including mortality, decreased quality of life, and increased health-care costs. Percutaneous intervention of CTO lesions has been associated with a lower procedural success rate, and current dedicated CTO devices may be of limited use for non-CTO experts, and associated with increased intraprocedural complication rates. The SoundBite Crossing System (SoundBite Medical Solutions, Inc) is a newly-developed device using shockwaves (short-duration, high-amplitude pressure pulses) delivered to the tip of guidewire to facilitate penetration of the proximal cap and crossing of the occlusion. The current report describes the first-in-man use of the SoundBite Crossing System in the recanalization of two occluded lower-limb arteries.
Andrew
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Benko
Simon
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Bérubé
Christopher E
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Buller
Steven
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Dion
Louis-Philippe
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Riel
Martin
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Brouillette
Gagnon Cardiovascular Institute, Morristown Medical Center, 100 Madison Avenue, Morristown, NJ 07960 USA. pgenereux@crf.org.
Philippe
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Généreux
D000368:Aged; D017130:Angioplasty / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D000072226:Computed Tomography Angiography; D004867:Equipment Design; D005263:Femoral Artery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D062666:Vascular Access Devices