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Transradial simultaneous kissing stenting (SKS) with SheathLess access
Author(s) -
Liang Michael,
Puri Aniket,
Linder Rickard
Publication year - 2009
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.22236
Subject(s) - medicine , catheter , radial artery , radiology , superficial femoral artery , surgery , femoral artery , artery
Transradial coronary intervention is usually performed via a 5 or 6 Fr sheath due to the small calibre of radial arteries. Simultaneous kissing stenting (SKS) technique requires a guiding catheter 7 Fr or larger and is therefore difficult to perform via transradial approach. Conversion to femoral approach or additional arterial access is usually required to achieve this goal. To overcome this limitation, a hydrophilic 7.5 Fr SheathLess guiding catheter can be exploited. This catheter possesses approximately the same size outer diameter as a 6 Fr sheath and an internal diameter of a 7.5 Fr catheter. A smooth and successful performance of SKS through transradial approach is described using this catheter. © 2009 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.