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How to prevent and treat complications of the retrograde approach to chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention
Author(s) -
Danek Barbara Anna,
Brilakis Emmanouil S.
Publication year - 2016
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.26633
Subject(s) - medicine , percutaneous coronary intervention , conventional pci , coronary occlusion , percutaneous , intervention (counseling) , occlusion , surgery , cardiology , myocardial infarction , psychiatry
Key Points The retrograde approach is important for achieving high success rates in chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention. Operators must be aware of complications that can occur during retrograde CTO PCI; they must continually try to prevent them and be ready to treat them, if they occur. Systematic, prospective study of complications in CTO PCI is needed for the development of additional preventive and treatment strategies.