Percutaneous coronary intervention by retrograde approach for chronic total occlusion of the proximal left anterior descending artery via a gastroepiploic artery graft.
Coronary arteries connecting to septal branch are often occluded in post-coronary artery bypass graft cases. A 70-year-old male had undergone CABG; radial artery graft to the LCX, and gastroepiploic artery (GEA) graft to the RCA. Coronary angiography revealed total occlusion in proximal LAD, while both graft vessels had good flow. Retrograde percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedure from the septal channel via GEA graft to the RCA was performed for total occlusion of LAD. Despite the tortuous GEA, deep engagement with a 4-french guiding catheter ensured powerful back-up force. After retrograde wire crossing, two drug-eluting stents were implanted, successfully.
Division of Cardiology, Miyagi Prefectural Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center, 55-2 Negishi, Semine, Kurihara, Miyagi, Japan. m.yoshiaki@citrus.ocn.ne.jp
Yoshiaki
Y
Mibiki
Hisashi
H
Kikuta
Takenori
T
Sumiyoshi
Muneichi
M
Shibata
Noboru
N
Osawa
D000368:Aged; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D054059:Coronary Occlusion / Q000601:surgery*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000601:surgery*; D024405:Gastroepiploic Artery / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome