Retrograde recanalization of a left anterior descending chronic total occlusion via an ipsilateral intraseptal collateral.
Retrograde recanalization of a mid-left anterior descending chronic total occlusion via an ipsilateral intraseptal collateral vessel was successfully completed in two cases where the antegrade approach was infeasible or failed in a previous attempt.
Department of Cardiology, Higashi-Takarazuka Satoh Hospital, Hyogo, Japan. s-otsuji@mail.hts-hsp.com
Satoru
S
Otsuji
Kunihiko
K
Terasoma
Shin
S
Takiuchi
D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D003097:Collateral Circulation; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D054059:Coronary Occlusion / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009204:Myocardial Revascularization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional