Use of the frontrunner catheter to cross a chronic total occlusion of the left subclavian artery

Tesfaldet T. Michael; Banerjee Subhash; Emmanouil S. Brilakis

Use of the frontrunner catheter to cross a chronic total occlusion of the left subclavian artery

Tesfaldet T. Michael, Banerjee Subhash, Emmanouil S. Brilakis

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Abstract

Crossing a subclavian artery chronic total occlusion may be challenging. We report the treatment of such an occlusion in a patient with a patent left internal mammary graft to the left anterior descending artery, who presented with progressive angina. Several attempts to cross the occlusion, both antegrade and retrograde, with various guidewires failed. The lesion was successfully crossed antegradely using the Frontrunner catheter and was successfully stented with resolution of the patient's angina.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	86-90
Number of pages	5
Journal	Hellenic Journal of Cardiology
Volume	52
Issue number	1
State	Published - Jan 1 2011

Keywords

Angioplasty
Chronic total occlusion
Coronary-subclavian steal
New devices
Stenting
Subclavian artery occlusion

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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Use of the frontrunner catheter to cross a chronic total occlusion of the left subclavian artery

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