title: Coronary angioplasty using 5 French guiding catheters: preliminary experience.
abstract: In a retrospective study of 40 patients, we evaluated the effectiveness of the new 5 Fr 0.058" lumen diameter guiding catheter in routine PTCA. A total of 54 balloon angioplasties were performed. The mean age was 62.1+/-12.8 years, with 71% men. The artery dilated was the LAD in 50%, the RCA in 37%, and the circumflex in 13%. Sixty percent of the lesions dilated were proximal lesions, with only 25% defined as distal lesions. Significant calcifications were present in 20% of the lesions. Stents were implanted in 96%, and mean stent length was 14.0 mm, ranging from 8 to 24 mm. Mean balloon diameter was 2.7 mm, ranging from 2.0 to 3.5 mm. The procedure was a success in 95%, with only two failures. No other complications occurred. We concluded that the 0.058" 5 Fr guiding catheter could be suitable in the majority of noncomplex, selected PTCA cases. However, limitations and advantages over the standard 6 Fr technique are yet to be defined.
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Cardiology, Jacques Cartier Hospital, Institut Cardiovasculaire Paris, Massy, France.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gobeil
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lefèvre
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Louvard
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Piéchaud
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Morice
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications; D002404:Catheterization / Q000592:standards*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome