title: Coronary sinus cannulation via the femoral vein.
abstract: Cannulation of the coronary sinus has been usually accomplished by advancing a catheter through the brachial vein, subclavian vein, or internal jugular vein by venous cutdown or a sheath method. We here describe a technique for cannulation into the coronary sinus through the femoral vein by using a modified catheter. This catheter was easily inserted into the coronary sinus in all of 40 consecutive patients in whom it was attempted.
authors.affiliation: Children's Research Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hamaoka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Itoi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kamiya
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sawada
mesh_terms: D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D003331:Coronary Vessels; D005268:Femoral Vein; D006801:Humans