Wiring of tortuous coronary arteries-let the heart do the hard work!
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-5866
ABSTRACT
Tortuous coronary arteries pose a special problem for the cardiac interventionists. They are associated with difficulty in advancement of guidewire, balloons and stents across the coronaries with higher complications. We describe an interesting phenomenon of "self advancement of guidewire" in tortuous coronary arteries with an illustrative case.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Aged, 80 and over
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Coronary Artery Disease
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Female
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Humans
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Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary
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Stents
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Coronary Vessels
Limits:
Aged80
Language:
English
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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