Chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) carries a non-negligible risk of coronary perforation. Definitive treatment of a proximal large vessel perforation often requires the use of covered stents; however, the latter carry significant risk of restenosis and thrombosis, and is not feasible if wire control of the distal vessel has not been achieved. We describe two cases of target vessel perforations during CTO PCI which were treated by the intentional creation of dissection flaps using the subintimal tracking and re-entry technique to seal the perforation.

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