title: A new technique for shortening a guiding catheter during retrograde recanalization of a chronic total occlusion.
abstract: This report introduces successful retrograde angioplasty of chronic total occlusion with a long collateral channel using a new technique of shortening the guiding catheter. With this method, we secured the lengths of the guidewire and the microcatheter for retrograde intervention without sacrificing the position of the tracked guidewire.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Severance Cardiovascular Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Tae-Hoon
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Yangsoo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jang
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D057785:Catheters; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003097:Collateral Circulation; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003326:Coronary Circulation; D054059:Coronary Occlusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008904:Miniaturization; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional