A Novel, Modified Reverse Controlled Antegrade and Retrograde Subintimal Tracking Technique for Bypassing the Calcified Proximal Cap of Coronary Total Occlusions

Antegrade crossing is the most common approach to chronic total occlusions (CTOs). However, it is sometimes difficult to penetrate the proximal hard cap with guidewires, especially in the case of CTOs of anomalous coronary arteries because of a lack of support. Herein, we describe a novel, modified...

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Main Authors: Tsuyoshi Isawa, Masahiko Ochiai, Masato Munehisa, Tatsushi Ootomo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Cardiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/3850646
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