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Intravascular ultrasound‐guided retrograde wiring for chronic total occlusion
Author(s) -
Furuichi Shinichi,
Satoh Toshiya
Publication year - 2009
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.22227
Subject(s) - medicine , intravascular ultrasound , occlusion , blunt , ultrasound , radiology , surgery
This report describes a retrograde wiring technique, using intravascular ultrasound, for a blunt chronic total occlusion with a side branch at the site of occlusion of which the operator has difficulty of awareness of the proper re‐entry point with the retrograde wire angiographically. © 2009 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.