Lee Pui-Yin, Chen Wai-Hong, Ng William, Lau Chu-Pak
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China.
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2003 Dec;60(4):558-61. doi: 10.1002/ccd.10695.
Subclavian artery lesion that is associated with low complication rate could be treated by percutaneous intervention effectively. However, the success of endovascular therapy for occlusive lesion may be limited by failure to cross with a guidewire. We describe the use of a system using optical coherence reflectometry for navigation and radiofrequency ablation to enable wire passage through subclavian artery occlusion that could not be crossed by conventional guidewires.