title: Use of the CrossBoss catheter for crossing superficial femoral artery chronic total occlusions.
abstract: The CrossBoss chronic total occlusion catheter has been developed for the treatment of coronary chronic total occlusions. We report a novel use of the CrossBoss catheter for the crossing of a superficial femoral artery chronic total occlusion in three patients after conventional guidewire techniques failed.
authors: VA North Texas Healthcare System and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX 75216, USA.
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Luna
authors: Subhash
authors: S
authors: Banerjee
authors: Emmanouil S
authors: ES
authors: Brilakis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007383:Intermittent Claudication / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents