Coronary artery dilatation requiring high inflation pressure.
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.
Bush
C A
CA
Ohio State University, Columbus.
Ryan
J M
JM
Orsini
A R
AR
Hennemann
W W
WW
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