title: Adaptor device for shortening guide catheters to access distal lesions in coronary angioplasty.
abstract: One of the challenges in interventional cardiology is accessing distal stenoses in both native coronary arteries and bypass grafts. This article reports the fabrication and use of an adaptor device that can be connected to the proximal segment of a shortened guide catheter for easier and safer access to these distal lesions.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905.
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Rihal
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Menke
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Winter
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Holmes
mesh_terms: D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000295:instrumentation; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000295:instrumentation; D005260:Female; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D015607:Stents; D014680:Veins / Q000637:transplantation