title: Chronic total occlusion angioplasty through supplying collaterals.
abstract: Chronic total occlusions are typically difficult to recannalize especially when adverse angiographic morphologies are identified. We describe a case of chronic total occlusion crossing retrograde through the supplying collaterals followed by successful angioplasty and stenting.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY 11040, USA.
authors.forename: Sridhar Sampath
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Barry
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kaplan
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000379:methods*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents