Open AccessIteration of Reverse Controlled Antegrade and Retrograde Tracking for Coronary Chronic Total Occlusion Intervention: a Current Appraisal
Author(s) -
Debabrata Dash
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
korean circulation journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.809
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 1738-5555
pISSN - 1738-5520
DOI - 10.4070/kcj.2020.0156
Subject(s) - medicine , conventional pci , percutaneous coronary intervention , safer , coronary occlusion , intervention (counseling) , cardiology , occlusion , myocardial infarction , computer security , psychiatry , computer science
Coronary chronic total occlusion (CTO) remains one of the most challenging subsets for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The retrograde recanalization is one of the most significant amendments of the technique that remains critical to improved success of CTO PCI. Currently the reverse controlled antegrade and retrograde tracking (CART) is the most dominant retrograde technique. With emergence of new equipment and important iterations, this approach has become safer, faster and more successful. In this review, the author proposes the iteration and standardization of this technique which would further facilitates its adoption with more efficacy and safety.