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New technique for superior guiding catheter support during advancement of a balloon in coronary angioplasty: The anchor technique

2003; Wiley; Volume: 59; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/ccd.10551

1522-726X

Shinya Fujita, Hideo Tamai, Eisho Kyo, Kunihiko Kosuga, Tatsuhiko Hata, Masaharu Okada, Takuji Nakamura, Takafumi Tsuji, Shinsaku Takeda, Fang bin Hu, Nobutoyo Masunaga, Seiichiro Motohara, Hiromu Uehata,

Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics

Abstract To get superior guiding catheter support, we tried a new method called the anchor technique. By inflating a balloon in a nontarget vessel and holding its shaft with backward force while advancing another balloon, the anchor effect for the guiding catheter could be obtained and it appeared to be helpful for a balloon or a stent to cross the target lesion. Cathet Cardiovasc Intervent 2003;59:482–488. © 2003 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.