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New method to increase a backup support of a 6 French guiding coronary catheter
Author(s) -
Takahashi Saeko,
Saito Shigeru,
Tanaka Shinji,
Miyashita Yusuke,
Shiono Takaaki,
Arai Fumio,
Domae Hiroshi,
Satake Shutaro,
Itoh Takenari
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.20223
Subject(s) - medicine , backup , conventional pci , catheter , percutaneous coronary intervention , percutaneous , surgery , cardiology , myocardial infarction , operating system , computer science
A 6 Fr guiding catheter is commonly used in the percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). However, one of the limitations of the 6 Fr guiding catheter is its weak backup support compared to a 7 or an 8 Fr guiding catheter. In this article, we present a new system for PCI called the five‐in‐six system. Between March 2003 and September 2003, this system was tried on eight chronic total occlusion cases. The advantage of the five‐in‐six system is that it increases backup support of a 6 Fr guiding catheter. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2004;63:452‐456. © 2004 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.