title: Wiring of tortuous coronary arteries-let the heart do the hard work!
abstract: Tortuous coronary arteries pose a special problem for the cardiac interventionists. They are associated with difficulty in advancement of guidewire, balloons and stents across the coronaries with higher complications. We describe an interesting phenomenon of "self advancement of guidewire" in tortuous coronary arteries with an illustrative case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ramakrishnan
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Balram
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bhargava
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000379:methods*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*