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Retrograde application of the buddy wire technique
Author(s) -
Henderson, David,
Gunalingam Brendan
Publication year - 2007
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.21221
Subject(s) - medicine , percutaneous coronary intervention , anastomosis , coronary angiography , coronary artery disease , cardiology , artery , percutaneous , angiography , surgery , radiology , myocardial infarction
Abstract We report the case of an 85‐year‐old man who presented with worsening exertional dyspnoea 18 months after coronary artery bypass surgery for critical three vessel coronary artery disease. Coronary angiography revealed an anastomotic stricture between a radial artery graft and the first diagonal branch. Percutaneous coronary intervention utilizing a retrograde application of the “buddy” wire technique was then performed. © 2007 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.