Prospective evaluation of a stiff shaft glide wire compared with the standard straight wire in crossing severely stenotic aortic valves.
In this prospective randomized study of the use of the Terumo glide wire compared with the standard straight wire for crossing of severely stenotic aortic valves, the glide wire was shown to significantly decrease the fluoroscopy time of the procedure and to lower by 3.4 times the need for crossover to the alternative technique.
Sharma
S K
SK
Cardiovascular Institute, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York 10029, USA.
Dangas
G
G
Israel
D
D
Collins
J
J
Felten
W R
WR
Fattal
P G
PG
Cocke
T P
TP
Ambrose
J A
JA
Cannon
L
L
D000368:Aged; D000497:Alloys; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004548:Elasticity; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009532:Nickel; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014025:Titanium
D000497:Alloys; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; C040654:titanium nickelide; D009532:Nickel; D014025:Titanium