title: Double anchoring balloon technique for recanalization of coronary chronic total occlusion by retrograde approach.
abstract: A retrograde approach through the collateral channels is considered to improve the success rate of percutaneous coronary intervention for coronary chronic total occlusion (CTO). Various kinds of strategies and techniques are required to improve the success rate of this novel approach. We describe a case in which a CTO was successfully recanalized by the retrograde approach, using a new anchoring balloon technique (double anchoring balloon technique) which enabled the successful balloon passage through the hard CTO lesion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, SoonChunHyang University Bucheon Hospital, University of SoonChunHyang College of Medicine, Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do, Korea. naeheelee@paran.com
authors.forename: Nae Hee
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Suh
authors.forename: Hye-Sun
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Seo
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003097:Collateral Circulation; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003326:Coronary Circulation; D054059:Coronary Occlusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D023903:Coronary Restenosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome