Recanalization of an occluded right coronary artery into the right internal mammary artery using a retrograde approach

J Invasive Cardiol. 2007 Mar;19(3):E73-5.

Abstract

Recanalization of chronic total occlusions (CTO) remains one of the most technically challenging areas in interventional cardiology. We report a case of retrograde recanalization of a chronically occluded mid-right coronary artery into a right internal mammary graft via a septal collateral. This retrograde approach provides another option for CTO recanalization when the anterograde approach has failed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / methods*
  • Collateral Circulation
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Artery Bypass*
  • Coronary Disease / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Disease / therapy*
  • Coronary Vessels
  • Heart Septum
  • Humans
  • Internal Mammary-Coronary Artery Anastomosis*
  • Male
  • Mammary Arteries* / diagnostic imaging
  • Medical Records
  • Middle Aged
  • Stents