Successful revascularization of chronic total occlusion of lower extremity arteries: a wire only and bail out use of re-entry device approach.

Conclusion: In more than 90% of all cases with chronic total occlusion of peripheral lower extremity arteries, endovascular intervention has been successful following a "wire only" strategy. When deciding to use a re-entry device, in case of a failure of a proper wire re-entry at the reconstitution point, a technical success rate of 100% was achieved. Therefore following a strict wire algorithm and considering the use of a re-entry system as a bail out strategy will lead to a successful minimal invasive management of chronic total occlusion in nearly 100% of the cases with TASC II A - D lesions. PMID: 24002383 [PubMed - in process]
Source: The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tags: J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) Source Type: research