Microcatheter knuckle technique: A novel technique for negotiating the subintimal space during chronic total occlusion recanalization.
Mauro CarlinoOzan M DemirAntonio ColomboLorenzo AzzaliniPublished in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2018)
We present a novel technique for negotiating the subintimal space in CTO PCI for cases where significant resistance is experienced restricting guidewire or material advancement in antegrade or retrograde dissection. The MKT appears to be efficacious complementing the CTO operator's armamentarium.