title: Use of the stiff shaft, straight Terumo Glidewire in crossing stenotic aortic valves.
abstract: One of the more difficult and time-consuming diagnostic procedures in the cardiac catheterization laboratory is retrograde crossing of the severely stenotic aortic valve. Whereas patients with advanced aortic stenosis tend to be complicated and elderly, lengthy procedures can lead to a higher incidence of thrombo-embolic and vascular complications and relatively greater procedural blood loss. This report concerns the use of the Terumo Glidewire to facilitate passage through stenotic and tortuous peripheral arteries.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Israel
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Ambrose
mesh_terms: D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans