1.
Am J Cardiol
; 83(6): 981-3, A10, 1999 Mar 15.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-10190426
ABSTRACT
A new type of delivery catheter, designed with a 0.033-inch distal tip that grips a 0.038-inch Gianturco coil, was used to occlude 61 abnormal vascular connections in 44 patients with a complete closure rate of 87%. Withdrawal (n = 6) or repositioning (n = 2) of an inappropriately positioned coil was necessary in 8 of 44 patients, and was successfully achieved in all by the delivery catheter without need for additional equipment.