Transradial Approach for Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Over the last two decades, the transradial approach has gained an important role in interventional cardiology. A large body of evidence exists supporting the safety and feasibility of the transradial approach in a broad spectrum of patients and settings. In addition, the transradial approach has been applied with good results for chronic total occlusion (CTO) recanalization. This article provides an overview of basic principles and techniques required to perform successful transradial CTO percutaneous coronary intervention.