Analysis of failure factors in retrograde wire-guided intervention for chronic total occlusion.

CONCLUSION: Based on the present study, the success rate of retrograde approach for CTO was negatively correlated with the number of diseased vessels and collateral circulation. It was furthermore of importance whether anterograde intervention for CTO target vessels was previously performed and whether other vessels beside CTO vessels were intervened, which were also risk factors.
PMID: 31104031 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Technology and Health Care - April 29, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Tian B, Jing QM, Dong H, Guan SY, Wang G, Xu K, Liu HW, Wang B, Sui LY Tags: Technol Health Care Source Type: research