Deep seating of six French guiding catheters for delivery of new Palmaz-Schatz stents.
The delivery of new Palmaz-Schatz stents in native coronary arteries can be facilitated by using the technique of deep seating of a 6 French guiding catheter. Two patient histories are described to illustrate this new technique.
Peels
H O
HO
Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Groningen, The Netherlands.
van Boven
A J
AJ
den Heijer
P
P
Tio
R A
RA
Lie
K I
KI
Crijns
H J
HJ
D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D012008:Recurrence; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome