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My buddy, my friend: Focused force angioplasty using the buddy wire technique in an inadequately expanded stent
Author(s) -
Meerkin David
Publication year - 2005
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.20259
Subject(s) - medicine , angioplasty , stent , catheter , surgery , radiology
Progressive minituarization of angioplasty hardware has resulted in a reduction of access site complications. This has limited to some degree the equipment used with small delivery systems. The buddy wire technique is a potential solution for resistant lesions with an underexpanded stent that can be used without having to upsize the introducer and guiding catheter. © 2005 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.