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Transradial complex left main trifurcation intervention
Author(s) -
Hussein Hesham,
Fang HsiuYu,
Wu ChiungJen
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.22391
Subject(s) - medicine , intravascular ultrasound , percutaneous coronary intervention , catheter , cardiology , radiology , interventional cardiology , radial artery , percutaneous , artery , intervention (counseling) , surgery , myocardial infarction , psychiatry
Trifurcation lesions, especially around the left main coronary artery (LMCA), are occasionally encountered. Complex lesions, involving the bifurcation or the trifurcation of the unprotected LMCA, represent a real challenge for interventional cardiologists. Trifurcation lesions intervention reported to have high overall major adverse cardiovascular events, and require the use of various complex interventional techniques, for example, large guiding catheters to accommodate three wires guiding simultaneously inflated balloons or stents. Here, we report a case of successful percutaneous coronary intervention supported by pre‐and post‐intravascular ultrasound imaging, on an LMCA trifurcation using a 6F guiding catheter via transradial approach. © 2010 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.