Georgios Sianos1*, MD, PhD, FESC; Peter Barlis1,2, MBBS, MPH, FRACP; Carlo Di Mario2, MD, PhD, FESC; Michail I. Papafaklis1, MD, PhD; Joachim Büttner3, MD, PhD, FESC; Alfredo R Galassi4, MD, PhD, FESC; Joachim Schofer5, MD, PhD, FESC; Gerald Werner6, MD, PhD, FESC; Thierry Lefevre7, MD, FESC; Yves Louvard7, MD, FESC; Patrick W Serruys1, MD, PhD, FESC; Nicolaus Reifart8, MD, PhD, FESC, FACC, RANS
1. Erasmus MC, Thoraxcenter, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; 2. Royal Brompton Hospital and Imperial College, London, United Kingdom; 3. Heart Centre, Bad Krozingen, Germany; 4. Ospedale Ferrarotto, University of Catania, Catania, Italy; 5. Hamburg University
Aims: Recanalisation rates of coronary chronic total occlusions (CTO) remain sub-optimal. The retrograde technique was recently introduced to improve success rates.