Retrograde percutaneous recanalization of chronic total occlusion of the left anterior descending artery through an extremely tortuous right ventricular branch

Cardiovascular Intervention and Therapeutics - Tập 27 - Trang 210-213 - 2012
Makoto Sekiguchi1, Akito Miyajima1, Syuichi Hasegawa1, Masao Yamazaki1, Masahiko Kurabayashi2
1Department of Cardiology, Fukaya Red-Cross Hospital, Fukaya, Japan
2Department of Medicine and Biological Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma University, Maebashi, Japan

Tóm tắt

We report a case of chronic total occlusion (CTO) of the left anterior descending artery, which was treated by percutaneous coronary intervention using a retrograde approach via an extremely tortuous right ventricular branch of the right coronary artery. New concept guidewires and a channel dilator were advanced by delicate manipulation into the distal site of the CTO and a successful percutaneous recanalization was performed. These new concept guidewires may facilitate the retrograde approach for CTOs via tortuous collateral channels.

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