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Percutaneous coronary intervention with a virtual 2‐Fr system
Author(s) -
Tanaka Akihito,
Saito Shigeru
Publication year - 2010
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.22511
Subject(s) - medicine , conventional pci , percutaneous coronary intervention , miniaturization , percutaneous , catheter , radiology , cardiology , myocardial infarction , nanotechnology , materials science
With the improvement of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), the miniaturization of devices has continued. We have developed a virtual 2‐Fr system that is the slenderest system to date. The outer diameter of the system using a 4‐Fr sheathless guiding catheter is ∼2‐Fr size. We report a case successfully treated using this new system. This novel virtual 2‐Fr system has the potential to provide less invasive PCI during vascular access and to reduce patient morbidity. © 2010 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.