Retrograde approach to a totally occluded right coronary artery via a septal perforator artery: the tale of a long and winding wire

Rajesh Sachdeva; Bradley Hughes; Barry F Uretsky

Retrograde approach to a totally occluded right coronary artery via a septal perforator artery: the tale of a long and winding wire

J Invasive Cardiol. 2010 Apr;22(4):E65-6.

Authors

Rajesh Sachdeva¹, Bradley Hughes, Barry F Uretsky

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, and Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 20351398

Abstract

Retrograde recannalization of chronic total occlusions has developed as a viable alternative to restore coronary patency. Techniques continue to evolve and complications described. We present a new complication related to equipment developed to improve outcomes via a retrograde approach.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / instrumentation*
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / methods*
Anterior Wall Myocardial Infarction / diagnosis
Anterior Wall Myocardial Infarction / therapy*
Chronic Disease
Coronary Restenosis / diagnosis
Coronary Restenosis / therapy*
Drug-Eluting Stents
Equipment Design
Heart Septum*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Ischemia / diagnosis
Myocardial Ischemia / therapy*
Recurrence
Retreatment
Surgical Instruments