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New catheter design for cannulation of the anomalous right coronary artery arising from the left sinus of valsalva
Author(s) -
Qayyum Usman,
Leya Fred,
Steen Lowell,
Sochanski Miroslaw,
Grassman Eric,
Cho Leslie,
Lewis Bruce
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.10650
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , catheter , sinus (botany) , left coronary artery , right coronary artery , coronary sinus , artery , coronary angiography , surgery , myocardial infarction , botany , biology , genus
Cannulation of an anomalous right coronary artery during coronary angiography and percutaneous intervention poses significant technical difficulties using currently available catheter shapes. We describe a new catheter design and the cannulation technique for application of this catheter. The initial experience with this catheter in cases is reported. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2003;60:382–388. © 2003 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.