"Hugging balloon" dilatation: modification and limitation of the technique in oversized vessels.
We report a case of "hugging balloon" dilatation of an oversize graft, using two "over-the-wire" balloon catheters via a single 8-F guiding catheter. This combination has not been previously reported, and the limitation of this technique is also discussed.
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Service de Cardiologie, Hopital Charles Nicolle, Rouen, France.
Berland
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Cribier
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Letac
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D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation