chronic total occlusion;
guiding catheter;
guidewire;
coronary angioplasty;
anchoring technique;
D O I:
10.1002/ccd.20624
中图分类号:
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号:
1002 [临床医学];
100201 [内科学];
摘要:
The primary reason for unsuccessful angioplasty of chronic total occlusions (CTOs) is an inability to pass the guidewire through the occlusion. Optimal guiding catheter support is a prerequisite for successful angioplasty of CTO. We performed guidewire manipulation by anchoring a balloon in a side-branch vessel in order to achieve adequate guiding catheter support. With this novel anchoring technique, we successfully achieved guidewire passage through the CTO. (c) 2006 Wiley-Liss, Inc.