Modified "kissing" atherectomy procedure with dependable protection of side branches by two-wire technique.
We report a new two-wire atherectomy technique for side branch protection. Newer, more resilient wire designs are capable of withstanding cutting forces of the Simpson atherocath device. This technique expands atherectomy application to lesions previously excluded from atherectomy as high risk lesions.
Leya
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Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois 60153.
Lewis
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BE
Sumida
C W
CW
McKiernan
T L
TL
Grassman
E D
ED
Bhatia
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S
Killian
D M
DM
Halle
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Ward
K A
KA
Johnson
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SA
D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000150:complications; D017225:Atherectomy, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013525:Surgical Instruments