title: Distal side-branch technique: a new use for the Tornus® Catheter.
abstract: Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) outcomes of chronic total occlusions (CTO) lesions have improved in recent years due to a better understanding of the physiopathology of the disease, more effective techniques and improvement in the design of new devices. We describe a new use of the Tornus® Catheter in the anterograde approach for CTO treatment.
authors.affiliation: Clinic Thorax Institute, Department of Cardiology, University of Barcelona, Villaroel 170, Planta 6-Esc 3, 08036, Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: 27700vmy@comb.cat.
authors.forename: Victoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Martin-Yuste
authors.affiliation: Clinic Thorax Institute, Department of Cardiology, University of Barcelona, Villaroel 170, Planta 6-Esc 3, 08036, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Alvarez-Contreras
authors.affiliation: Clinic Thorax Institute, Department of Cardiology, University of Barcelona, Villaroel 170, Planta 6-Esc 3, 08036, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brugaletta
authors.affiliation: Clinic Thorax Institute, Department of Cardiology, University of Barcelona, Villaroel 170, Planta 6-Esc 3, 08036, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Manel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sabate
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D062906:Cardiac Catheters; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D054059:Coronary Occlusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Chronic total occlusion; Percutaneous coronary intervention; Tornus catheter