Use of the retrograde approach for preserving the distal bifurcation after antegrade crossing of a right coronary artery chronic total occlusion

Kotsia, A.; Christopoulos, G.; Brilakis, E.S.

Journal of Invasive Cardiology 26(4): E48-E49

2014


ISSN/ISBN: 1557-2501
PMID: 24717282
Document Number: 671990
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of a chronic total occlusion (CTO) can be challenging when a bifurcation is present at the distal cap. We describe a case of combined use of the antegrade and retrograde approach for preserving a distal cap bifurcation during CTO PCI.

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