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Coaxial double catheter technique followed by buddy wire placement for ostial lesion of right coronary artery with anterior take‐off
Author(s) -
Furuichi Shinichi,
Sangiorgi Giuseppe M.,
Colombo Antonio
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.21335
Subject(s) - medicine , catheter , percutaneous coronary intervention , lesion , coaxial , target lesion , percutaneous , surgery , right coronary artery , artery , radiology , cardiology , coronary angiography , myocardial infarction , telecommunications , computer science
This report describes a technique for percutaneous coronary intervention in an ostial lesion with difficult take‐off utilising an 8F guiding catheter and a 5F 125 cm‐long diagnostic catheter followed by buddy wire placement. © 2007 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.