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New technique for superior guiding catheter support during advancement of a balloon in coronary angioplasty: The anchor technique
Author(s) -
Fujita Shinya,
Tamai Hideo,
Kyo Eisho,
Kosuga Kunihiko,
Hata Tatsuhiko,
Okada Masaharu,
Nakamura Takuji,
Tsuji Takafumi,
Takeda Shinsaku,
bin Hu Fang,
Masunaga Nobutoyo,
Motohara Seiichiro,
Uehata Hiromu
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.10551
Subject(s) - medicine , angioplasty , balloon , cardiology , catheter , interventional cardiology , radiology
To get superior guiding catheter support, we tried a new method called the anchor technique. By inflating a balloon in a nontarget vessel and holding its shaft with backward force while advancing another balloon, the anchor effect for the guiding catheter could be obtained and it appeared to be helpful for a balloon or a stent to cross the target lesion. Cathet Cardiovasc Intervent 2003;59:482–488. © 2003 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.