Edwards M - AIMRADIAL 2014 Endovascular - Amplatzer in visceral arteries
1. Placement of Amplatzer Vascular
Plug 4 Via Transradial Approach in
the Visceral Arteries
Martin Edwards MD, Rahul Patel MD, and
Aaron Fischman MD
Department of Radiology
Mount Sinai Medical Center
2. Purpose/Disclosures
• Purpose
• To determine the technical success and effectiveness of placing the
Amplatzer Vascular Plug 4 (AVP4) from a radial approach.
• Disclosures
• Dr. Aaron Fischman – Terumo Interventional Systems (consultant)
• Dr. Rahul Patel – none
• Dr. Martin Edwards - none
3. Background
• Factors to consider when
choosing embolization
technique:
• Technical success
• Cost
• Procedure time
• Extent of occlusion
• Nontarget embolization
• Transradial approach versus
transfemoral
• Improved patient
satisfaction
• Reduced recovery times
• Safe and effective
4. Background – AVP 4
• Amplatzer plugs designed for
peripheral vessel single
device occlusion
• Amplatzer Vascular Plug 4
(AVP4) FDA approved in 2012
• Self-expandable device
composed of two nitinol mesh
wire lobes
• Deployable via 0.038”
diagnostic catheter
• Controlled delivery and re-deployable
• Multiple sizes
• 11 mm length
• 4-8 mm diameter
5. Methods
• Retrospective single center
review 4/1/12 – 6/30/14
• 845 patients
• AVP4 placement
attempted in 20 patients
in 21 vessels
• Endpoints:
• Technical success
• Effectiveness – defined
by complete vessel
occlusion (CVO) at time
of deployment and
follow-up DSA/CT/MRI
6. Results
• Technical success: 100%
• AVP4 diameter:
• 6mm: 10
• 8mm: 11
• Mean fluoroscopy time:
• 28 minutes (range 8-40)
• Effectiveness: 83%
• 15/18 vessels w CVO
• 2 recanalized GDA
• Adverse events: none
Vessel #
Gastroduodenal artery 15
Right gastric artery 2
Left gastric artery 1
Splenic artery 1
Right inferior phrenic artery 1
Catheter #
5F Sarah Radial 110 cm 17
4F Tempo Aqua 125 cm 2
4F Cobra 100 cm 1
11. Discussion
• AVP4
• Retrievable and
redeployable
• No cases of followup
collateralization
• Unpredictable occlusion
time?
• generally high-flow
vessels in
coagulopaths
• up to 15 minutes
for hemostasis
• can adjunct with
glue, gelfoam or
coil
12. Discussion
• Multiple coils versus 1 x AVP4
• Cost
• Procedure time
• Inventory
• Sometimes you need it
all
Source: St. Jude Medical at www.sjm.com referencing data from Pech M, Kraetsch A, Wieners G, et
al. Embolization of the Gastroduodenal Artery Before Selective Internal Radiotherapy: A Prospectively
Randomized Trial Comparing Platinum-Fibered Microcoils with the Amplatzer Vascular Plug II. Cardiovasc
Intervent Radiol. 2009;32(3)455-61.
13. Discussion
• Radial access
• No access site complications
• No neurologic adverse events
• Patients ambulate immediately
• TR band for 90 minutes
• Limitations?
• Catheter length
• AVP4 can be advanced
through a standard 0.038”
diagnostic catheter
• Vessel angulation
• Radial artery occlusion
• No incidences in our
cohort
14. Conclusion
• AVP4 placement in visceral arteries from a transradial
approach is technically feasible, safe and effective