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wire escalation
Progressive use of increasingly supportive or specialized guidewires during endovascular procedures.
Full Definition
A strategic approach in interventional procedures involving the sequential use of guidewires with increasing support, penetration capability, or specialized characteristics to successfully cross challenging lesions. This technique typically begins with standard guidewires and progresses through intermediate and heavy-duty wires, or specialized wires designed for chronic total occlusions, calcified lesions, or tortuous anatomy. Wire escalation is guided by lesion characteristics and procedural requirements.
Usage
Usage note: Specific to interventional cardiology and peripheral intervention contexts.
In Context
- "Wire escalation was necessary to successfully cross the calcified total occlusion." — Procedure report
- "The operator employed wire escalation techniques, ultimately achieving passage with a penetration wire." — Catheter laboratory report
Also known as
guidewire progression
wire advancement strategy
Don't confuse with
wire entrapment
wire perforation