retrograde recanalization

Original Contribution

Long-Term Follow-up After Retrograde Recanalization of Superficial Femoral Artery Chronic Total Occlusion

09/30/2017

Zoltán Ruzsa , MD, PhD;

Joanna Wojtasik-Bakalarz , MD;

Andras Nyerges , MD;

Tomasz Rakowski , MD, PhD;

Pawel Kleczynski , MD, PhD;

Stanislaw Bartus , MD, PhD;

CTO of the SFA occurs in >50% of the patient population with peripheral artery disease. This study assesses the safety of the retrograde procedure with long-term follow-up of 86 patients; our results show a high technical success rate and...

CTO of the SFA occurs in >50%...

09/30/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Recanalization of Total Occlusion of the Superficial Femoral Artery and Profunda Femoris Using the Transcollateral Approach

03/30/2017

Nicolas W. Shammas , MD, MS, FACC, FSCAI, FACP, FSVM;

Bassel Bou Dargham , MD, BS;

Rayan Jo Rachwan , MD;

Ghassan E. Daher , MD;

Jon Robken , MD;

We report 1 case and review the literature on transcollateral retrograde crossing of the SFA from the profunda femoris. The procedural steps and devices (wires and crossing catheters) utilized by various operators are outlined.

We report 1 case and review the...

03/30/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology