The of multiple "buddies" during transradial angioplasty in a complex calcified coronary tree

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 396-399

  Dana, A ^a   Barbeau, G R ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Buddy balloon; Buddy wire; Left main stem; Plaque modification; Rotational atherectomy; Transradial

Indexed keywords

EPTIFIBATIDE; HEPARIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEST INFECTION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY STENT; FEMALE; GUIDE WIRE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; LUNG EDEMA; PNEUMONIA; ROTATIONAL ATHERECTOMY; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; ATHERECTOMY, CORONARY; CALCINOSIS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; RADIAL ARTERY;

EID: 33644751304     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: 1522726X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.20617     Document Type: Article

References (6)

1. Burzotta F, Trani C, Mazzari MA, Mongiardo R, Rebuzzi AG, Buffon A, Niccoli G, Biondi-Zoccai G, Romagnoli E, Ramazzotti V, et al. Use of a second buddy wire during percutaneous coronary interventions: a simple solution for some challenging situations. J Invasive Cardiol 2005;17:171-174.
2. Rigattieri S, Hamon M, Grollier G. The buddy wire technique is useful in transradial coronary stenting of complex, calcified lesions: report of three cases. J Invasive Cardiol 2005;17:376-377.
3. vom Dahl J, Dietz U, Haager PK, Silber S, Niccoli L, Buettner HJ, Schiele F, Thomas M, Commeau P, Ramsdale DR, et al. Rotational atherectomy does not reduce recurrent in-stent restenosis: results of the angioplasty versus rotational atherectomy for treatment of diffuse in-stent restenosis trial (ARTIST). Circulation 2002;105:583-588.
4. Mauri L, Reisman M, Buchbinder M, Popma JJ, Sharma SK, Cutlip DE, Ho KK, Prpic R, Zimetbaum PJ, Kuntz RE. Comparison of rotational atherectomy with conventional balloon angioplasty in the prevention of restenosis of small coronary arteries: results of the Dilatation vs Ablation Revascularization Trial Targeting Restenosis (DART). Am Heart J 2003;145:847-854.
5. Dill T, Dietz U, Hamm CW, Kuchler R, Rupprecht HJ, Haude M, Cyran J, Ozbek C, Kuck KH, Berger J, et al. A randomized comparison of balloon angioplasty versus rotational atherectomy in complex coronary lesions (COBRA study). Eur Heart J 2000; 21:1759-1766.
6. Li SS, Cheng CW. Coronary angioplasty on an impassable calcified stenosis using a buddy balloon technique. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2004;62:35-37.