A pitfall in selecting promising septal collateral channels in percutaneous coronary intervention with a retrograde approach

Introduction: In percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with a retrograde approach, successful guide wire passage through the collateral channels is indispensable. However, success of the procedure depends on the quality of collateral channels, and vascular tortuosity is one of the most common obs...

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Main Authors: Ryota Urata, Tetsuya Nomura, Yusuke Hori, Kenichi Yoshioka, Hiroshi Kubota, Daisuke Miyawaki, Takeshi Sugimoto, Masakazu Kikai, Natsuya Keira, Tetsuya Tatsumi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Research in Cardiovascular Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.rcvmonline.com/article.asp?issn=2251-9572;year=2017;volume=6;issue=3;spage=7;epage=7;aulast=Urata;type=0