title: [Coronary angioplasty using double balloon in artery of large calibre (hugging balloons)].
abstract: In this case report the transluminal coronary angioplasty was performed in a oversized right coronary artery with a severe lesion with thrombus inside, using the Hugging balloon technique (two dilatation balloon catheters used simultaneously). This technique achieved minimal residual lesion and had a favorable clinical outcome of the patient.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Dante Pazzanese de Cardiologia, São Paulo.
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Centemero
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Cano
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Maldonado
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: de Almeida
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Sousa
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Sousa
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000379:methods*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications
vernacular_title: Angioplastia coronária com uso de duplo balão em artéria de grande calibre (hugging balloons).