Balloon-assisted tracking of a guide catheter through difficult radial anatomy: a technical report.
A small caliber or significant tortuosity of radial artery may create difficulty in negotiating a 6F or 7F guide catheter while performing intervention through transradial approach. We describe a technique that helps tracking a guide catheter in such demanding situation for successful completion of procedure without increasing the chance of perforation and dissection.
Total Cardiovascular Solutions Private Limited, Ahmedabad, India. tejaspatel@tcvsgroup.org
Tejas
T
Patel
Sanjay
S
Shah
Samir
S
Pancholy
D054058:Acute Coronary Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D062906:Cardiac Catheters; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017534:Radial Artery / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D015641:Radiography, Interventional