Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions · 2009 · 15 citations · 5 references
MedicineNeurosurgerySurgeryInterventional RadiologyUltrasonographyVascular SurgeryArterial InterventionsChronic Total Occlusion InterventionInterventional UltrasoundUltrasound-guided ProceduresVascular UltrasoundArterial Occlusion ManagementChronic Total Occlusion AngioplastyChronic Total Occlusion AssessmentChronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary InterventionIntravascular InjectionRetrograde Approach
This report describes a retrograde wiring technique, using intravascular ultrasound, for a blunt chronic total occlusion with a side branch at the site of occlusion of which the operator has difficulty of awareness of the proper re-entry point with the retrograde wire angiographically.
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