Fig. 2

Percutaneous coronary intervention to the chronic total occlusion in the left anterior descending artery. Predilation with both 2.0-mm balloons (a). Rotational atherectomy with a 1.75-mm RotaLink™ (b). Dilation with a 2.25-mm high-pressure balloon (c), followed by deployment of Promus Premier™ stents (d). Additional postdilation with a 2.5-mm non-compliant balloon at 22 atm (e). The final angiography (f)