A simple practical balloon anchoring technique within the guide catheter for chronic total occlusion (CTO) of the coronary artery

• 来源期刊: 生物医学研究杂志（英文版）
• 学科: 医学
• 年，卷（期）: 2015,（5）
• 页码范围: 423-425
• 页数: 3页
• 分类号: R714.252
• 语种: 中文
• DOI: 10.7555/JBR.29.20150068

摘要

Dear Editor: Chronic total occlusions (CTOs) of the coronary artery are commonly encountered complex lesions[1].Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for CTO is technically challenging due to low procedural success rates[2].Microcatheter is one of the important devices for treatment of CTO[3].It has been widely used attributed to the excellent crossability whenever angulation and tortuousity of the coronary artery is encountered[4].