Percutaneous coronary intervention with a virtual 2-Fr system.
With the improvement of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), the miniaturization of devices has continued. We have developed a virtual 2-Fr system that is the slenderest system to date. The outer diameter of the system using a 4-Fr sheathless guiding catheter is ∼2-Fr size. We report a case successfully treated using this new system. This novel virtual 2-Fr system has the potential to provide less invasive PCI during vascular access and to reduce patient morbidity. © 2010 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Tanaka
Akihito
A
Heart Center of Shonan Kamakura General Hospital, Kamakura City, Japan. akihito17491194@gmail.com
Saito
Shigeru
S
D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation*; D057785:Catheters; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008904:Miniaturization; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome