2011
Initial experience with a dedicated coronary re‐entry device for revascularization of chronic total occlusions
Whitlow PL, Lombardi WL, Araya M, Wyman R, Torres H, Dauvergne C, Tsuchikane E, Lansky A, Thompson CA. Initial experience with a dedicated coronary re‐entry device for revascularization of chronic total occlusions. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2011, 80: 807-813. PMID: 22121076, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.23417.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic total coronary occlusionsDistal true lumenRe-entry deviceTrue lumenAntegrade guidewireWire entrapmentTIMI 3 flowTotal coronary occlusionChronic total occlusionGuidewire penetrationConsecutive CTO lesionsPrimary endpointProspective registryClinical improvementSuccessful recanalizationCoronary perforationMajor complicationsCTO lesionsCoronary occlusionCTO interventionTotal occlusionLesion characteristicsSubintimal spaceRetrograde techniqueInitial experience
2009
Intravascular Ultrasound Comparison of the Retrograde Versus Antegrade Approach to Percutaneous Intervention for Chronic Total Coronary Occlusions
Tsujita K, Maehara A, Mintz GS, Kubo T, Doi H, Lansky AJ, Stone GW, Moses JW, Leon MB, Ochiai M. Intravascular Ultrasound Comparison of the Retrograde Versus Antegrade Approach to Percutaneous Intervention for Chronic Total Coronary Occlusions. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2009, 2: 846-854. PMID: 19778773, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2009.06.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetrograde approachRetro groupAntegrade approachMyocardial Infarction flow grade 3Chronic total occlusion techniqueChronic total coronary occlusionsIntravascular Ultrasound ComparisonTotal coronary occlusionMinimum stent areaAngiographic extravasationRCA CTOsIntravascular ultrasound imagingCoronary perforationCTO lengthCTO lesionsCoronary occlusionCTO interventionGuidewire crossingPercutaneous interventionUltrasound comparisonCTO segmentGrade 3Stent areaOcclusion techniqueIntravascular ultrasound