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Rapid‐exchange guide catheter extension for extending the reach of an AL3 guide in a patient with a long, dilated ascending aorta
Author(s) -
Roth Gregory A.,
Dean Larry S.,
Don Creighton W.
Publication year - 2012
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.23444
Subject(s) - medicine , catheter , ascending aorta , extension (predicate logic) , aorta , angiography , surgery , computer science , programming language
We describe the use of a rapid‐exchange style guide catheter extension to facilitate diagnostic coronary angiography in a patient with a long, dilated ascending aorta. The guide catheter extension is an easy to use device that can extend the reach of 110 cm catheters. There are several advantages to this “mother and child” guide catheter extension over the traditional telescoping catheter approach. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.