title: Coronary stenting through 6 French guiding catheters.
abstract: Most stent implantation procedures currently require the use of large-diameter guiding catheters. We describe our preliminary successful experience with 6 French guiding catheters to deliver balloon-expandable Palmaz-Schatz stents to the coronary arteries.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Center, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Urban
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Meier
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Haine
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Verine
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mehan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents
chemical_list: D006493:Heparin