title: Current status of dilatation catheters and guiding systems.
abstract: Both balloon catheters and guiding catheters for PTCA are high-quality instruments with an advanced degree of reliability and practicality. The standard set-up at Emory University consists of a steerable 3.0-mm balloon catheter and a Judkins-type guiding catheter.
mesh_terms: D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation; D003331:Coronary Vessels; D006801:Humans