title: Initial experience and safety in the treatment of chronic total occlusions with fiberoptic guidance technology: optical coherent reflectometry.
abstract: Percutaneous treatment of chronic total coronary occlusions has been limited by procedural complications such as vessel injury or perforation. Optimizing visualization in the vessel with optical coherent reflectometry and a forward-looking fiberoptic guidance technology may improve the safety and efficacy of percutaneous treatment of these lesions.
authors.affiliation: Phoenix Heart Center at St. Luke's Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona 85006, USA.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cordero
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Warburton
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Underwood
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Heuser
mesh_terms: D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004869:Equipment Safety; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation; D013677:Medical Laboratory Science / Q000295:instrumentation*