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Coronary angioplasty on an impassable calcified stenosis using a buddy balloon technique
Author(s) -
Li Steven SiuLung,
Cheng CheungWah
Publication year - 2004
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.20005
Subject(s) - medicine , angioplasty , balloon , lumen (anatomy) , radiology , balloon catheter , stenosis , catheter , intravascular ultrasound , coronary angiogram , lesion , cardiology , surgery , coronary angiography , myocardial infarction
We report our experience in coronary angioplasty on a calcified lesion that was not passable with balloon catheters despite an adequate preangioplasty lumen size on angiogram and intravascular ultrasonography study. The angioplasty was successfully performed with a simple and inexpensive buddy balloon technique. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2004;62:35–37. © 2004 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.