Use of the Shinobi wire in chronic coronary occlusions.
Occlusion angioplasty has represented a challenge since the introduction of the procedure. We report the successful use of a new, stiff, highly torquable, Teflon-coated wire, the Shinobi wire, in nine coronary occlusions and have included the detailed description of three representative cases. In the discussion we have reviewed the current literature on devices used in coronary occlusions. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent. 48:100-104, 1999.
Khanna
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Section of Interventional Cardiology, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY 10021, USA.
Roubin
G S
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Iyer
S S
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Pal
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Moses
J W
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