title: Use of the Crossboss catheter in coronary chronic total occlusion due to in-stent restenosis.
abstract: We describe treatment of six chronic total occlusions due to in-stent restenosis with the CrossBoss catheter (BridgePoint Medical, Minneapolis, Minnesota). The CrossBoss catheter allowed successful CTO crossing in 5 of 6 lesions (83%): in 50% the catheter entered the distal true lumen, whereas in 33% a wire was required for distal true lumen crossing. No complications were observed. Use of the CrossBoss catheter can facilitate treatment of coronary chronic total occlusions due to in-stent restenosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Diseases VA North Texas Healthcare System and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas 75216, USA.
authors.forename: Aristotelis
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Papayannis
authors.forename: Subhash
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Banerjee
authors.forename: Emmanouil S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Brilakis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D062906:Cardiac Catheters; D002908:Chronic Disease; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D054059:Coronary Occlusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D023903:Coronary Restenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome