Minimalist Management Of Occlusive Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection With Workhorse Guidewire: The Prick-And-Wait Technique

We describe what could be a bailout strategy in the event of (1) failure to reach the distal true lumen, (2) slight improvement in the distal flow, but allowing clinical resolution of STEMI, or (3) a situation not suited to surgery. The "prick-and-wait" technique presented in this case led to a complete recovery.