Document Detail


Transballoon intravascular ultrasound imaging during balloon angioplasty in animal models with coarctation and branch pulmonary stenosis.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9170396     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) studies performed after balloon dilation provide a method for evaluating the adequacy of angioplasty and the nature of associated changes in vessel walls. Previously, IVUS studies required the use of separate scanning catheters inserted independently before and after balloon angioplasty. We tested a 0.035-in, 30-MHz IVUS transducer wire that images from within commercially available 5F balloon dilation catheters. METHODS AND RESULTS: Seven stenoses were created in the left pulmonary artery (n = 3) and in the aortic isthmus (n = 4) in six lambs (weight, 3.4 to 12.5 kg). The balloon catheter selected was advanced across the stenotic area and the IVUS wire advanced in the guide lumen to the center of the balloon. Continuous IVUS images were obtained through balloons before, during, and after dilation. Transballoon imaging confirmed balloon location within the stenotic segment. Luminal diameters of stenotic and adjacent vessel segments before and after angioplasty by IVUS showed good correlation with angiographic measurements (r = .93, P < or = .001). After successful dilation, imaging during deflation allowed the assessment of vascular elastic recoil, mural dissection, and luminal size without requiring changes in balloon position. Repeat dilation could be undertaken and the inflation pressure and technique modified on the basis of the observed results. CONCLUSIONS: This transballoon IVUS system provides important on-line information about lumen diameter and wall structure for evaluation of angioplasty without the need for catheter changes, providing a method to possibly reduce the likelihood of excessive wall damage and to potentially reduce the number of angiograms required to accomplish and confirm results.
Authors:
J H Stock; M D Reller; S Sharma; D Pavcnik; T Shiota; D J Sahn
Related Documents :
11932366 - Failure of prolonged dilation to improve long-term patency of femoropopliteal artery an...
8239816 - Infective aortic endocarditis after percutaneous balloon aortic valvuloplasty.
10723786 - Nursing care of the intraaortic balloon catheter's inner lumen.
2971446 - In vitro balloon dilatation of the banded pulmonary artery.
17070656 - Are intramural suction-squeezing effects generated by the variations in radial wall str...
21499146 - Cavernous malformation of the oculomotor nerve mimicking a partially thrombosed posteri...
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Circulation     Volume:  95     ISSN:  0009-7322     ISO Abbreviation:  Circulation     Publication Date:  1997 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1997-06-23     Completed Date:  1997-06-23     Revised Date:  2003-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0147763     Medline TA:  Circulation     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  2354-7     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics and Surgery, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, USA.
Export Citation:
APA/MLA Format     Download EndNote     Download BibTex
MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Angiography
Angioplasty, Balloon*
Animals
Animals, Newborn
Aortic Coarctation / radiography,  therapy*,  ultrasonography*
Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / radiography,  therapy*,  ultrasonography*
Sheep
Ultrasonography, Interventional*

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine


Previous Document:  Aortic root dilatation in patients with spontaneous cervical artery dissection.
Next Document:  ACE gene polymorphism: ischemic heart disease and longevity in 10,150 individuals. A case-referent a...