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Novel use of the guideLiner catheter to minimize contrast use during PCI in a patient with chronic kidney disease
Author(s) -
Tunuguntla Anuradha,
Daneault Benoit,
Kirtane Ajay J.
Publication year - 2011
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.23331
Subject(s) - medicine , conventional pci , percutaneous coronary intervention , kidney disease , catheter , cardiology , stent , radiology , myocardial infarction
The GuideLiner catheter (Vascular Solutions, Minneapolis, MN) is a rapid‐exchange “mother and child” guide extension that increases support in complex percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). While this device was primarily designed to facilitate balloon and stent delivery, we describe the use of this device to reduce contrast volume through sub‐selective visualization in a patient with chronic kidney disease (CKD) undergoing PCI of the left coronary system. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.