Five French (5 Fr) guiding catheters for percutaneous coronary angioplasty and stent placement: An initial feasibility study.
Thirty patients were treated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) using a 5 Fr guiding catheter. A recently developed, mechanically advantaged hand injector was used to deliver contrast and achieved excellent visualization through the 5 Fr system. Stent sizes ranged from 2.25 to 4.00 mm in diameter and from 8 to 24 mm in length. All primary lesions were successfully treated. The average contrast use was 70 cc per case. There were no major complications and only one minor femoral hematoma. In selected patients, a balloon angioplasty and stent placement can be performed safely and successfully with 5 Fr guiding catheters using currently available products. This technique creates a smaller arterial puncture site, which may obviate the need for a closure device and allow early and safe ambulation. With 5 Fr systems, it appears that contrast usage is reduced, thereby potentially decreasing cost and morbidity. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent. 51:352-357, 2000.
Schussler
J M
JM
Department of Cardiology, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.
Smith
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Schreibfeder
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M
Hill
D
D
Anwar
A
A
D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002404:Catheterization; D004867:Equipment Design; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D006801:Humans; D015607:Stents