title: Use of a 0.014 in. guidewire for cannulation of left coronary ostium with a difficult anatomy.
abstract: We report a case with a difficult left coronary anatomy in which we were not able to cannulate the left coronary ostium with the standard catheters. However, cannulation was successful with the help of a 0.014 in. angioplasty guidewire.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Gazi University Medical School, Besevler, 06500, Ankara, Turkey. ttimurkaynak@superonline.com
authors.forename: Timur
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Timurkaynak
authors.forename: Haci
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ciftci
authors.forename: Atiye
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cengel
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome