Magnum wire for percutaneous coronary balloon angioplasty in 800 total chronic occlusions.
The experience in consecutive procedures with 800 recanalization attempts of chronic total coronary occlusions using the Magnum wire was analyzed from a prospectively constituted computerized database. The data confirm that the Magnum wire, generally used as a primary intervention for occlusive angioplasty at our centers, is competitive with conventional systems in this setting.
Allemann
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Y
Cardiology Center, University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland.
Kaufmann
U P
UP
Meyer
B J
BJ
Gunnes
P
P
Urban
P
P
Mülhauser
B
B
Dorsaz
P A
PA
Meier
B
B
D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome