Dual lumen microcatheters for recanalisation of chronic total occlusions: a EuroCTO Club expert panel report.
Journal: EuroIntervention : Journal Of EuroPCR In Collaboration With The Working Group On Interventional Cardiology Of The European Society Of Cardiology
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Abstract
Dual lumen microcatheters (DLMC) have become indispensable tools in the setting of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of chronic total occlusion (CTO). Other than allowing preservation and treatment of bifurcated coronary branches within or in the proximity of the CTO body, they enable the use of modified parallel wiring, antegrade dissection and re-entry, collateral selection and retrograde negotiation of the distal CTO cap. This EuroCTO consensus document describes current DLMC and suggests a practical guide to anatomies and techniques in which these devices are applicable.
Authors
Stylianos Pyxaras, Alfredo Galassi, Gerald Werner, Alexandre Avran, Roberto Garbo, Omer Goktekin, Nicolas Boudou, Alexander Bufe, Georgios Sianos, Gabriele Gasparini, Alessio La Manna, Joachim Weber Albers, Thierry Lefèvre, Gorgulu Sevket, David Hildick Smith, Javier Escaned, Markus Meyer Gessner, Leszek Bryniarski, Carlo Di Mario, Kambis Mashayekhi
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