Coronary CTO PCI Using Antegrade Wiring Strategy With a First-choice Gladius Guidewire (Gladius First) (Gladius First)
Coronary Artery Disease, Coronary Occlusion, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Coronary Artery Disease
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- delivery of an informed consent and compliance with study protocol
- CTO of a major coronary artery with at least intermediate difficulty score (J-CTO ≥1) as assessed by invasive angiography
- referral to clinically indicated CTO PCI with intended primary antegrade wiring strategy
Exclusion Criteria:
- in-stent CTO
- unstable angina and/or myocardial infarction
- prior myocardial infarction within 4 weeks before study enrolment
- CTO of a major coronary artery with an easy difficulty score (J-CTO 0) as assessed by invasive coronary angiography
- lack of valid antegrade wire escalation strategy as assessed by 2 independent CTO PCI operators
- chronic kidney disease (defined as eGFR ≤30 ml/min/m2)
- contraindication to antiplatelet therapy and/or heparin
- severe inflammatory disease
- positive pregnancy test or breast-feeding
Sites / Locations
- National Institute of CardiologyRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
Other
CTO PCI using antegrade wiring strategy starting with the Gladius guidewire
CTO PCI using standard antegrade wire escalation strategy
Study subjects will undergo CTO PCI with primary antegrade wiring strategy starting with the Gladius guidewire. In case of failed CTO crossing with the Gladius wire, the decision on continuing antegrade wire escalation with a different wire or switching to a different CTO PCI strategy will be left to the discretion of the operator.
Control subjects will undergo CTO PCI using standard antegrade wiring strategy starting with the lower/intermediate penetration force guidewires and, if necessary, escalating up to high gram-force guidewires, but without the use of first-choice Gladius guidewire.