antegrade PCI

Subintimal TRAnscatheter Withdrawal (STRAW) of Hematomas Compressing the Distal True Lumen: A Novel Technique to Facilitate Distal Reentry During Recanalization of Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO)

01/09/2015

Elliot J. Smith, MD, MRCP¹; Carlo Di Mario, MD, PhD²; James C. Spratt, MD, FRCP³;
Colm G. Hanratty, MD⁴; Ranil de Silva, MD, PhD^2,5; Alistair C. Lindsay, MD, MBA, PhD²; J. Aaron Grantham, MD⁶

Elliot J. Smith, MD, MRCP1; Carlo Di...

The development of a large hematoma impairing visualization of the distal true lumen is a recognized complication of antegrade recanalization of chronic total occlusions, often forcing the operator to abort the procedure or switch to a...

The development of a large...

01/09/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology