RETROGRADE RECANALIZATION OF CHRONIC TOTAL OCCLUSION OR HOW THEPREPARATION SEIZES THE OPPORTUNITY – А CLINICAL CASE

Abstract

We present a clinical case of a 53-year-old patient with symptoms of typical angina pectoris and previously two unsuccessful attempts for antegrade recanalization of chronic total occlusion (CTO) in the middle segment of the right coronary artery (RCA). Having that in mind, and the powerful collaterals from the left anterior descending artery (LAD) to the right coronary artery, we preferred a retrograde recanalization approach using two guiding catheters.