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Journal of Cardiology Research Reviews & Reports

Ostial Left Anterior Descending Artery Chronic Total Occlusion - Left Main Coronary Artery Intramural Hematoma

Author(s): Sharath Reddy Annam*, Anil Krishna, Vaibhavi Polavarapu, Bhavan Prasad A and Hansika Sharma

Chronic total occlusion intervention of ostial left anterior descending artery lesion without clear cap poses challenges for wiring. Intravascular ultrasound guided antegrade cap puncture and guide extension assisted reverse controlled antegrade and retrograde tracking away from ostium would minimize inflow injuries. This case report explores inflow injury and its detection by imaging in ostial LAD CTO PCI.

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