title: "Combo" technique for the use of 7F guide catheter system during transradial approach.
abstract: Even a regular lumen of radial artery may create difficulty in smooth negotiation and propagation of a 7F guide catheter while performing intervention through transradial approach. We describe successive five cases of a simple and innovative "Combo" technique, which helps relatively atraumatic tracking of a 7F guide catheter through the course of arm and chest vasculature for successful completion of procedure without significant damage and local pain.
authors.affiliation: Apex Heart Institute, Ahmedabad, India.|Department of Cardiology, Sheth V.S. General Hospital and Smt. N.H.L. Municipal Medical College, Ahmedabad, India.
authors.forename: Tejas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.affiliation: Apex Heart Institute, Ahmedabad, India.|Department of Cardiology, Sheth V.S. General Hospital and Smt. N.H.L. Municipal Medical College, Ahmedabad, India.
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, the Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education, the Commonwealth Medical College, Scranton, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Samir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pancholy
mesh_terms: D054058:Acute Coronary Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D062906:Cardiac Catheters; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D004867:Equipment Design; D004869:Equipment Safety; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D061214:Patient Safety; D017534:Radial Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012494:Sampling Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: 7F guide catheter; mother-and-child technique; sheathless guide system; transradial approach