title: CO2 power-assisted hand-held syringe: better visualization during diagnostic and interventional angiography.
abstract: Recent technology has produced high-flow and large-lumen catheters as well as other angiographic accessories to enhance the visualization of the coronary arteries during diagnostic and percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) procedures. In spite of these technological advances, there are still many cases in which the quality of the coronary angiography could be significantly improved. This paper reports on a clinical evaluation of a hand-held power syringe. The syringe offers the ability to power inject contrast safely and effectively during routine angiograms as well as through guiding catheters with the balloon catheter present during PTCA. At the same time, control of the injection is equal to that associated with manual syringes.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Laboratory, J.F.K. Medical Center, Atlantis, Florida 33462.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Krieger
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Furst
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Hildner
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Midwall
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kieval
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000008:administration & dosage; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003973:Diatrizoate / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003974:Diatrizoate Meglumine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004338:Drug Combinations / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011211:Electric Power Supplies; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012212:Rheology; D013594:Syringes
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D004338:Drug Combinations; D003973:Diatrizoate; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D003974:Diatrizoate Meglumine; C027278:urovision