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The Anchor‐Tornus technique: A novel approach to “uncrossable” chronic total occlusions
Author(s) -
Kirtane Ajay J.,
Stone Gregg W.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.21138
Subject(s) - medicine , catheter , occlusion , balloon , lesion , target lesion , radiology , surgery , cardiology , myocardial infarction , percutaneous coronary intervention
Following successful guidewire passage, inability to cross a chronic total occlusion is the most frequent cause of procedural failure. While low‐profile balloons, microcatheters, and specialty catheters such as the Tornus have been designed to facilitate lesion crossing, these devices require adequate guiding catheter support. We describe a novel application of the Tornus catheter combined with a balloon‐anchored guide technique to successfully recanalize an otherwise difficult to cross chronic total occlusion. © 2007 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.