Distal protection devices during percutaneous coronary and carotid interventions.
Distal embolization of particulate matter complicates percutaneous coronary and peripheral interventions more often than had been recognized until recently. A number of distal protection devices are under development. The PercuSurge GuardWiretrade mark is a balloon occlusion thrombectomy device approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for saphenous vein graft intervention. A number of filter devices utilize an expandable filter mounted on the angioplasty guidewire to facilitate entrapment of particles and safe removal. The Parodi Anti-Emboli Systemtrade mark is an example of a catheter occlusion device that establishes protection by reversing blood flow in the target vessel.
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Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA. berger.peter@mayo.edu
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James L
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Denktas
Ali E
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Berger
Peter B
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