Probe™ angioplasty of total coronary occlusion using the probing catheter™ technique
✍ Scribed by Little, Thomas ;Rosenberg, Joel ;Seides, Stuart ;Lee, Benjamin ;Lindsay, Joseph ;Pichard, Augusto D.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 324 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0098-6569
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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
The efficacy of 6 French guiding catheters for angioplasty of chronic total coronary occlusions was evaluated in 61 consecutive patients. The duration of the occlusion was determined angiographically, or estimated from an index clinical event. Endpoints were procedural success, defined as recanaliza