Cor Vasa 2018, 60(5):e482-e486 | DOI: 10.1016/j.crvasa.2017.08.007
Dual-lumen catheter in coronary chronic occlusions
- a Puerta del Mar Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Cádiz, Spain
- b Reina Sofia Hospital, Department of Cardiology, University of Córdoba, Spain
- c Jerez Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
Coronary chronic total occlusion (CTO) is currently considered the most complex lesion for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Despite several crossing techniques are available, failure to cross a CTO with a guidewire is still the most common cause for failure of CTO PCI. We report three CTO cases successfully treated using a dual-lumen catheter after other crossing strategies failed to cross the occlusion. This tool is easy and reliable to use and could be useful in similar situations in CTO cases.
Keywords: Coronary bifurcation; Coronary chronic total occlusion; Dual-lumen catheter
Received: November 8, 2016; Revised: August 23, 2017; Accepted: August 30, 2017; Published: October 1, 2018 Show citation
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