1 Chiu. Recanalization of difficult bifurcation lesions using adjunctive double-lumen microcatheter support: two case reports. J Invasive Cardiol 2010;22:E99–E103. Compared to the standard microcatheters and other devices.
2 Ge et al. Current status of percutaneous coronary intervention of chronic total occlusion. Journal of Zhejiang University Science B. 2012;13(8):589-602. Compared to the standard microcatheters or OTW PTCA balloons.
3 Kandzari. High Success, Low Complications for Chronic Total Occlusion Revascularization in the Cath Lab: The EXPERT CTO Trial. Cath Lab Digest 2013; 21(5). Compared to the standard microcatheters and other devices.
4 Christakopoulos et al. Meta-Analysis of Clinical Outcomes of Patients Who Underwent Percutaneous Coronary Interventions for Chronic Total Occlusions. American Journal of Cardiology 2015;115 (10 ): 1367 - 1375.
5 Touma et al. Chronic total occlusions — Current techniques and future directions. IJC Heart & Vasculature 7 (2015) 28–39. Compared to former techniques and past generation of devices.
6 Rinfret. Percutaneous Intervention for Coronary Chronic Total Occlusion: The Hybrid Approach. Switzerland: Springer, 2015. Compared to former techniques and past generation of devices.
7 Haase et al. Cardiovascular Interventions in Clinical Practice. UK: John Wiley & Sons, 2010. Compared to the other microcatheters.
8 Ochiai. Wire Design and New CTO Technologies-You May Not Have Yet. Chronic Total Occlusion and Left Main Summit 2014. Compared to the other microcatheters mentioned in the presentation.