A novel guidewire approach for handling acute-angle bifurcations: Reversed guidewire technique with adjunctive use of a double-lumen microcatheter

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 48-54

  Suzuki, George ^a   Nozaki, Yoichi ^a   Sakurai, Masayuki ^a  

^a Hokko Memorial Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

vascular bifurcations

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATHERECTOMY; BALLOON CATHETER; CARDIOVASCULAR CATHETER; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY STENT; DOUBLE LUMEN MICROCATHETER; GUIDEWIRE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYDROPHILICITY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PAROXYSMAL DYSPNEA; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, CORONARY; CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION; CARDIAC CATHETERS; CORONARY STENOSIS; CORONARY VESSELS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84872320407     PISSN: 10423931     EISSN: 15572501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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