Retrograde fractional flow reserve and recanalization of a chronic total occlusion of a saphenous venous graft.

Publication/Presentation Date

12-1-2012

Abstract

Chronic total occlusion (CTO) of the coronary artery represents a difficult group of lesions for percutaneous interventions. Conventionally, antegrade approach has been used to open these lesions, but recent literature provides evidence for the utility of retrograde approach in cases where initial antegrade approach is either not feasible or fails to recanalize the target vessel. This report illustrates retrograde CTO recanalization of saphenous vein graft (SVG) with fractional flow reserve utilization to determine ischemia in the territory of occluded SVG.

Volume

80

Issue

7

First Page

1210

Last Page

1215

ISSN

1522-726X

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

22121036

Department(s)

Department of Medicine, Cardiology Division

Document Type

Article

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