title: Hockey stick guiding catheter.
abstract: Guiding catheter strategies form an important component of successful PTCA.  Selection of appropriate guiding catheters is essential for providing adequate back-up support and visualization.  Hockey stick guiding catheters are an excellent choice for performing PTCA of the right coronary artery and for saphenous vein grafts.
authors.affiliation: Miami Heart Institute, Miami Beach, Florida.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Margolis
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans