title: Applications of the distal anchoring technique in coronary and peripheral interventions.
abstract: The distal balloon anchoring technique involves inflation of a balloon distal to or at a target lesion to facilitate equipment delivery. We report various applications of this technique to facilitate complex coronary and peripheral arterial interventions.
authors: VA North Texas Health Care System, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX 75216, USA.
authors: Arif
authors: A
authors: Mahmood
authors: Subhash
authors: S
authors: Banerjee
authors: Emmanouil S
authors: ES
authors: Brilakis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D057785:Catheters; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology; D058729:Peripheral Arterial Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome