Abstract
Percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) for chronic total occlusions (CTO) are the
most challenging type of procedure in interventional cardiology and are traditionally
associated with increased complexity and reduced procedural success rates. New techniques,
such as retrograde approach and dissection reentry technique, offer alternatives in
case of traditional antegrade wiring failure. In this paper, we present a successful
implantation of a stent parallel to other existing stent in an in-stent CTO (IS-CTO)
using dissection reentry technique. The technical details involved and the clues to
successful outcome in an individual with in-stent CTO are discussed.
Keywords
In-Stent Chronic Total Occlusions - dissection reentry technique - angioplasty - coronary
intervention - PCI - stent - transradial coronary intervention