Retrograde approach for rewiring a jailed side branch during double kissing crush stenting

Tarek Chami; Madeline K Mahowald; Emmanouil Brilakis

doi:10.1002/ccd.30387

Retrograde approach for rewiring a jailed side branch during double kissing crush stenting

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2022 Nov;100(5):756-758. doi: 10.1002/ccd.30387. Epub 2022 Sep 2.

Authors

Tarek Chami¹, Madeline K Mahowald¹, Emmanouil Brilakis¹

Affiliation

¹ Minneapolis Heart Institute, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

PMID: 36054321
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.30387

Abstract

Double kissing crush (DK crush) is one of the preferred strategies for bifurcation stenting due to the lower risk of target vessel failure but can be difficult to perform. Difficulty in wiring the jailed side branch after stenting the main vessel is not uncommon. The retrograde crossing can provide a solution in selected cases when antegrade rewiring of a jailed side branch fails during DK crush (or other bifurcation stenting techniques).

Keywords: coronary intervention; double kissing and crush; retrograde.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary* / methods
Coronary Angiography / methods
Coronary Artery Disease*
Humans
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention* / methods
Stents
Treatment Outcome