title: "Head-to-toe" kissing balloon angioplasty during PCI of right coronary artery chronic total occlusion.
abstract: New techniques involving the use of retrograde channels have enabled successful revascularization of chronically occluded arteries previously not amenable to standard strategies. We describe the use of a simultaneous antegrade and retrograde approach to perform bifurcation kissing balloon angioplasty which was not possible using a standard antegrade approach. As the balloons are oriented in opposite rather than identical directions, we have named this technique "Head-to-Toe Kissing."
authors.affiliation: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Basel
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Al Aloul
authors.forename: Pavel
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Guigari
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nicholas Burke
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D062906:Cardiac Catheters; D002908:Chronic Disease; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D054059:Coronary Occlusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: bifurcation; chronic total occlusion; collateral circulation; retrograde angioplasty