Ping-Pong Guide Catheters to Facilitate Real-Time Intravascular Ultrasound-Guided Recanalization of Stumpless Chronic Total Occlusion

Stumpless chronic total occlusion is associated with a higher failure rate of recanalization. Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) is useful for identifying the entry point; however, 8-F guide catheters are necessary for real-time IVUS-guided wiring. This case reports the novel use of the “ping-pong” gui...

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Main Authors: Ching-Tang Chang, MD, Wen-Hsien Lee, MD, Hsuan-Fu Kuo, MD, Mark Z. Chen, PhD, Po-Chao Hsu, MD, Chih-Sheng Chu, MD, Ho-Ming Su, MD, Tsung-Hsien Lin, MD, Hsueh-Wei Yen, MD, Cheng-An Chiu, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-12-01
Series:JACC: Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084919304504