title: Retrograde approach to a totally occluded right coronary artery via a septal perforator artery: the tale of a long and winding wire.
abstract: Retrograde recannalization of chronic total occlusions has developed as a viable alternative to restore coronary patency. Techniques continue to evolve and complications described. We present a new complication related to equipment developed to improve outcomes via a retrograde approach.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, and Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205, USA. RSachdeva@uams.edu
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sachdeva
authors.forename: Bradley
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hughes
authors.forename: Barry F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Uretsky
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D056988:Anterior Wall Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D023903:Coronary Restenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents; D004867:Equipment Design; D006346:Heart Septum; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D012008:Recurrence; D019233:Retreatment; D013525:Surgical Instruments