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Trans-collateral angioplasty (TCA) is a retrograde technique that accesses the distal true lumen via collateral vessels when conventional methods are unsuccessful. However, clinical evidence regarding the efficacy and safety of TCA remains insufficient. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of TCA as a retrograde approach during EVT for IP CTO lesions.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>This retrospective single-center study included 44 IP CTO lesions in patients who underwent TCA between January 2020 and December 2022, after excluding 18 lesions treated solely with the pedal-plantar loop technique. The mean patient age was 78.8\u00a0years, and 81.8% had diabetes, 79.5% had chronic kidney disease, and 31.8% were on dialysis. EVT success was achieved in 95.5% (95% CI: 84.9\u201398.7) of lesions. TCA alone achieved lesion crossing in 70.5% (95% CI: 55.8\u201381.8), while distal puncture was required in 13.6% (95% CI: 6.4\u201327.0) of cases. Various crossing techniques, including the rendezvous technique and reverse subintimal tracking, were conducted. Collateral vessel-related complications occurred in 11.3% (5 lesions; 95% CI: 5.0\u201324.6), including injury in 6.8%, and occlusion and spasm in 2.3%. No vessel dissections occurred. The overall incidence of perioperative complications within 30\u00a0days was 20.5% (95% CI: 11.3\u201334.2), most commonly gastrointestinal bleeding and stroke. At one year, the rate of freedom from target lesion revascularization was 45.4%, and amputation-free survival was 84.0%.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Our findings suggest that TCA can be a feasible and relatively safe retrograde strategy for complex IP CTO lesions when antegrade wiring fails. 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