title: Retrograde application of the buddy wire technique.
abstract: We report the case of an 85-year-old man who presented with worsening exertional dyspnoea 18 months after coronary artery bypass surgery for critical three vessel coronary artery disease. Coronary angiography revealed an anastomotic stricture between a radial artery graft and the first diagonal branch. Percutaneous coronary intervention utilizing a retrograde application of the "buddy" wire technique was then performed.
authors.affiliation: Gosford Hospital, Gosford, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Henderson
authors.forename: Brendan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gunalingam
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017239:Paclitaxel / Q000008:administration & dosage; D015607:Stents
chemical_list: D017239:Paclitaxel