Table 2 Angiographic characteristics
No. | % | |
|---|---|---|
Approach | ||
Antegrade | 30 | 100 |
Retrograde | 0 | 0 |
Lesion passaged wire | ||
Low penetration force wire | 8 | 27 |
Intermediate to high penetration force wire | 22 | 73 |
CTO technique | ||
Single wire | 25 | 83 |
Parallel wire | 5 | 17 |
Additional support | ||
Balloon support | 20 | 66 |
No. of stents | ||
One | 7 | 23 |
Two | 15 | 50 |
More than two | 8 | 26 |
Type of stent | ||
BMS | 5 | 17 |
DES | 25 | 83 |
Post dilatation | ||
No | 5 | 17 |
Yes | 25 | 83 |
TIMI flow | ||
TIMI III | 30 | 100 |
Less than TIMI III | 0 | 0 |
Complications | ||
Yes | 5 | 17 |
No | 25 | 83 |