Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5592642 | Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine | 2017 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
The careful assessment of collateral channels is important for a retrograde approach for a chronic total coronary occlusion (CTO). This case report describes a percutaneous coronary intervention for CTO of the distal right coronary artery with good collateral circulation. All visible collateral channels failed by the retrograde approach; however, the procedure was successful using the distal atrial circumflex (AC) channel. Although this distal channel was poorly visualized on standard coronary angiography, it was clearly contrasted retrogradely from the CTO exit using a super-selective injection through the proximal AC channel as the antegrade flow was obstructed by the anchor balloon. This case highlights a unique super-selective injection with anchor balloon technique for collateral channel assessment.
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Authors
Hiroki Shibutani, Yuzo Akita, Yumie Matsui, Masahiro Yoshinaga, Masahiro Karakawa, Etsuo Tsuchikane,