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Salvatore Davide Tomasello1, Pietro Giudice2, Tiziana Attisano2, Marouane Boukhris1, Alfredo R Galassi1.
Abstract
The treatment of coronary chronic total occlusions (CTO) continues to solicit technical innovations. As success primarily depends on crossing the lesion with a wire, all aspects regarding tip shape retention, torque precision, and penetration ability of the guide-wire have greatly influenced new techniques and strategies. The world of interventional cardiology has to look carefully at these developments, and to use them accordingly to improve the success rate in ordinary percutaneous coronary interventions. We present a didactical case report of a CTO revascularization treated with a new 'dual core' technology guide-wire.Entities:
Keywords: Antegrade approach; Chronic total occlusion; Drug-eluting stent; PCI
Year: 2014 PMID: 25278725 PMCID: PMC4179903 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsha.2014.05.005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Saudi Heart Assoc ISSN: 1016-7315