Use of a deflectable tip catheter to facilitate complex interventions beyond insertion of coronary bypass grafts: Three case reports | Zendy

Routledge Helen | Zendy; Lefèvre Thierry | Zendy; Ohanessian Alice | Zendy; Louvard Yves | Zendy; Dumas Pierre | Zendy; Morice MarieClaude | Zendy

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Use of a deflectable tip catheter to facilitate complex interventions beyond insertion of coronary bypass grafts: Three case reports

Author(s) -

Routledge Helen,

Lefèvre Thierry,

Ohanessian Alice,

Louvard Yves,

Dumas Pierre,

Morice MarieClaude

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.21230

Subject(s) - medicine , catheter , percutaneous coronary intervention , percutaneous , surgery , cardiology , myocardial infarction

We present three patients with angulated ostial lesions beyond the insertion point of coronary artery bypass grafts. Use of the Venture Catheter, a deflectable tip 3.5F wire control catheter, facilitated successful percutaneous coronary intervention after prolonged, unsuccessful attempts at conventional guidewire passage. © 2007 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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