New catheter design for cannulation of the anomalous right coronary artery arising from the left sinus of valsalva.
Cannulation of an anomalous right coronary artery during coronary angiography and percutaneous intervention poses significant technical difficulties using currently available catheter shapes. We describe a new catheter design and the cannulation technique for application of this catheter. The initial experience with this catheter in cases is reported.
Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois 50153, USA. uqayyum@wideopenwest.com
Usman
U
Qayyum
Fred
F
Leya
Lowell
L
Steen
Miroslaw
M
Sochanski
Eric
E
Grassman
Leslie
L
Cho
Bruce
B
Lewis
D000368:Aged; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D004867:Equipment Design / Q000295:instrumentation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*