Abstract
Use of antegrade dissection re-entry techniques for crossing coronary chronic total occlusions may occasionally fail due to subintimal hematoma formation. We describe use of the retrograde approach to successfully complete a right coronary artery chronic total occlusion intervention, in which re-entry was not possible after subintimal guidewire crossing due to extensive subintimal hematoma formation that compressed the distal true lumen.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 229-233 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Interventional Cardiology |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 1 2015 |
Keywords
- chronic total occlusion
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- retrograde technique
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine