Why the study?
Is the retrograde approach successful and safe for the recanalisation of coronary artery chronic total occlusions?
Is the retrograde approach successful and safe for the recanalisation of coronary artery chronic total occlusions?
The retrograde approach is a valid, successful, and safe strategy for CTO recanalisation in modern interventional cardiology.
Supports retrograde CTO PCI in experienced hands; extends observational data but leaves open need for RCTs.
There is great diversity amongst European centres with respect to how the retrograde strategy has been adopted and adapted. The retrograde approach was used with high degree of success and safety and can thus be regarded as a valid contributor to the armamentarium of the modern day interventional cardiologist.
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