TY - JOUR
T1 - "Ping-pong" guide catheter technique for retrograde intervention of a chronic total occlusion through an ipsilateral collateral.
AU - Brilakis, Emmanouil S.
AU - Grantham, J. Aaron
AU - Banerjee, Subhash
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - We report a novel technique for performing retrograde interventions on a coronary chronic total occlusion through an ipsilateral collateral. Two guiding catheters are used to engage the target coronary artery, one to advance to the retrograde guidewire and the other to externalize the retrograde guidewire and antegrade wiring. Engagement of the target coronary artery is alternating between the antegrade and the retrograde guide catheter in a "ping-pong" fashion, enabling lesion crossing and equipment delivery.
AB - We report a novel technique for performing retrograde interventions on a coronary chronic total occlusion through an ipsilateral collateral. Two guiding catheters are used to engage the target coronary artery, one to advance to the retrograde guidewire and the other to externalize the retrograde guidewire and antegrade wiring. Engagement of the target coronary artery is alternating between the antegrade and the retrograde guide catheter in a "ping-pong" fashion, enabling lesion crossing and equipment delivery.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 21061243
AN - SCOPUS:84856459579
SN - 1522-1946
VL - 78
SP - 395
EP - 399
JO - Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions
JF - Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions
IS - 3
ER -