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Retrograde approach for chronic total occlusion percutaneous intervention is the ultimate technique for success in cases of high Japan-CTO (JCTO) score, ostial locations, long calcific lesions with calcium, and in retry cases. There are various methods of collateral cross, reverse controlled antegrade and retrograde tracking, and externalization, which are practiced by various experts. Intravascular ultrasound-guided procedures will minimize complications and increase chances of stent optimization for better outcomes.
Keywords chronic total occlusion - retrograde - percutaneous intervention© 2022. Women in Cardiology and Related Sciences. This is an open access article published by Thieme under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonDerivative-NonCommercial License, permitting copying and reproduction so long as the original work is given appropriate credit. Contents may not be used for commercial purposes, or adapted, remixed, transformed or built upon. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)
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