title: GuideLiner Catheter Use for Percutaneous Intervention Involving Anomalous Origin of a Single Coronary Trunk Arising from the Ascending Aorta.
abstract: Cases in which an anomalous single coronary trunk arises from the ascending aorta are extremely rare. In percutaneous coronary intervention for the lesion of a coronary artery anomaly, several problems may occur, including selection of a guide catheter, insufficient backup force, and difficulties of stent delivery. The GuideLiner catheter, which is a coaxial guide extension having the advantage of rapid exchange, facilitates coronary intervention for complex lesions. We report a case of angina having a lesion in the left anterior descending artery of a single coronary trunk arising from the ascending aorta. We successfully performed revascularization by using the GuideLiner catheter.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Saitama Citizens Medical Center, Saitama 331-0054, Japan.
authors.forename: Mitsunari
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Saitama Citizens Medical Center, Saitama 331-0054, Japan.
authors.forename: Yusuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tamanaha
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Saitama Citizens Medical Center, Saitama 331-0054, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshimasa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tsurumaki
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Saitama Citizens Medical Center, Saitama 331-0054, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomohiro
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-0051-2033
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakamura