title: Coronary sinus long sheath catheter system: a new device for transfemoral coronary sinus catheterization.
abstract: Coronary sinus catheterization requires an approach into the right atrium via the superior vena cava. This study contains information regarding a coronary sinus long sheath catheter (CS sheath) system, a new device for cannulation of the coronary sinus through the femoral approach. This method was successful in 96.9% of the cases attempted. Furthermore, cannulation using the CS sheath allowed us not only to insert several catheters into the coronary sinus for clinical use and investigation, but also to access the great and small cardiac veins easily and selectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine III, Kurume University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ueno
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kai
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Murohara
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Haramaki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Eguchi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takajo
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Onitsuka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Imaizumi
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D003331:Coronary Vessels; D004867:Equipment Design; D005263:Femoral Artery; D006801:Humans