The “side‐BASE technique”: Combined side branch anchor balloon and balloon assisted sub‐intimal entry to resolve ambiguous proximal cap chronic total occlusions
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DOI: 10.1002/ccd.27422
Abstract: Failure to penetrate the proximal cap or cross with equipment remains the most frequent cause of procedural failure in CTO PCI. In the “BASE” technique concerns were raised over the risk of proximal side branch… read more here.
Keywords: technique; balloon; side branch; proximal cap ... See more keywords
Impact of proximal cap ambiguity on the procedural techniques and outcomes of chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention: Insights from the PROGRESS‐CTO Registry
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DOI: 10.1002/ccd.30580
Abstract: Proximal cap ambiguity is a key parameter in the global chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) crossing algorithm. read more here.
Keywords: percutaneous coronary; chronic total; coronary intervention; total occlusion ... See more keywords