Open AccessEmergency coronary angioplasty with stenting using Cordis® diagnostic coronary catheters when there is difficulty in engaging guide catheters and bench evaluation of diagnostic and guide catheters
Author(s) -
Mark Christopher Arokiaraj
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
revista portuguesa de cardiologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.266
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 2174-2030
pISSN - 0870-2551
DOI - 10.1016/j.repc.2017.04.007
Subject(s) - angioplasty , medicine , stent , radiology , acute coronary syndrome , diagnostic test , surgery , cardiology , myocardial infarction , emergency medicine
Difficulty in engaging with guide catheters is not uncommon in acute emergencies. We aimed to evaluate the use of Cordis ® INFINITI diagnostic catheters to perform angioplasty in patients in whom the coronaries cannot be engaged using standard guide catheters.
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