%0 Journal Article
%T STAR procedure becomes SAFER: First-in-man case series of a new antegrade dissection re-entry technique.
%A Carlino M
%A Uretsky BF
%A Azzalini L
%A Nascimbene A
%A Brilakis ES
%A Colombo A
%A Nakamura S
%A Godino C
%A Avran A
%A Rinfret S
%A Faurie B
%J Catheter Cardiovasc Interv
%V 102
%N 4
%D 2023 Oct 31
%M 37522283
%F 2.585
%R 10.1002/ccd.30789
%X <B>BACKGROUND: </B>Antegrade dissection and re-entry (ADR) is an integral part of the hybrid algorithm, which has allowed for improved outcomes in chronic total occlusion (CTO) coronary intervention (PCI).<BR><B>METHODS: </B>A new ADR method, Subintimal Antegrade FEnestration and Re-entry (SAFER), is described. The results of a first-in-man series are presented.<BR><B>RESULTS: </B>SAFER was performed on seven consecutive patients with angiographic and clinical success in all patients.<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>This first-in-man study has shown that the SAFER technique is feasible and effective with the possibility of improving the antegrade PCI CTO success rate.