title: Intercoronary communication in chronic total occlusion: In search of recognition.
abstract: Intercoronary communications (ICC) or open-ended coronary circulation is rare. We describe intercoronary communication in a case of chronic total occlusion, and discuss the pathophysiological and clinical significance of these rare entities. The present case also demonstrates the anatomical presence of ICC despite angiographic absence for the first time using CT coronary angiography.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, GB Pant Hospital and associated Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India. Electronic address: drmohitgupta@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Mohit D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, GB Pant Hospital and associated Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Girish
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, GB Pant Hospital and associated Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Sudhansu Sekhar
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Parida
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, GB Pant Hospital and associated Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tyagi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003326:Coronary Circulation; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: CT angiography; Chronic total occlusion; Intercoronary communication; Open-ended coronary circulation