Probe exchange catheter used for angiopl
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Kiemeneij, F. ;Suwarganda, J. S. M. ;van der Wieken, L. R.
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Article
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1990
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) for total occlusions frequently fails, because the guidewire fails to pass the occlusion. With the use of the Probe exchange catheter (PEC), however, stiffness of the guidewire is increased and a higher pushability is obtained in order to manipul