title: Reverse controlled antegrade and retrograde subintimal tracking in chronic total occlusion of right coronary artery.
abstract: Passage failure of guidewire is still remained most common reason for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) failure in chronic total occlusion (CTO). Intravascular ultrasound study (IVUS) and cardiac CT angiography can help identify features that most influence current success rates of PCI. We report our experience using the reverse controlled antegrade and retrograde subintimal tracking technique under the aid of IVUS, cardiac CT angiography for an ambiguous CTO of proximal right coronary artery.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gwangju Veterans Hospital, Gwangju, Korea.
authors.forename: Yeon-Hwa
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Seung Hwan
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Chur Hoan
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Hye Mi
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: An
authors.forename: Hee Jong
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Se Gwon
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.forename: Won Yu
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Sun Ho
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Weon
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Wan
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kim
keywords: Angioplasty; Chronic disease; Coronary occlusion