title: Coronary artery dilatation requiring high inflation pressure.
abstract: A patient with rigid coronary lesions refractory to balloon dilatation is described. A Cordis Orion fixed wire balloon able to withstand 20 bar was required for successful dilatation.
authors.affiliation: Ohio State University, Columbus.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Bush
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ryan
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Orsini
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Hennemann
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011312:Pressure