Bilateral Approach With Single Guiding Catheter for Negotiation in Retrograde PCI: The ZHANG Bin Technique

Feihuang Han1, Dunliang Ma1, Qiheng Wan1

  • 1Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.

JACC. Case Reports
|January 21, 2026
PubMed

Insights

The ZHANG Bin technique offers a novel approach to retrograde chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), reducing vascular risks with a single arterial access. This method enhances patient safety and procedural efficiency in specific CTO cases.

Area of Science:

  • Interventional Cardiology
  • Vascular Surgery

Background:

  • Conventional retrograde chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) requires dual arterial access, increasing vascular risks and patient discomfort.
  • There is a significant clinical need for techniques that mitigate these risks.
Abstract

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