title: Magnum wire for percutaneous coronary balloon angioplasty in 800 total chronic occlusions.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Center, University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Allemann
authors.forename: U P
authors.initials: UP
authors.lastname: Kaufmann
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gunnes
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Urban
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mülhauser
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Dorsaz
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Meier
mesh_terms: 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