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A new technique for shortening a guiding catheter during retrograde recanalization of a chronic total occlusion
Author(s) -
Kim TaeHoon,
Jang Yangsoo
Publication year - 2010
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.22766
Subject(s) - medicine , catheter , angioplasty , occlusion , surgery , radiology
This report introduces successful retrograde angioplasty of chronic total occlusion with a long collateral channel using a new technique of shortening the guiding catheter. With this method, we secured the lengths of the guidewire and the microcatheter for retrograde intervention without sacrificing the position of the tracked guidewire. © 2010 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.