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PTCA procedure for Shepherd's Crook right coronary artery lesion with a new long soft-tip 6F guiding catheter

✍ Scribed by de la Tassa, César Morís ;De La Hera, Jesus M. ;Lambert, Jose L. ;Martinez, Javier ;Espolita, Antonio ;Barriales, Vicente ;Llorian, Andres R.

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1997
Tongue: English
Weight: 113 KB
Volume: 40
Category: Article
ISSN: 0098-6569
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0304(199704)40:4<390::aid-ccd16>3.0.co;2-r

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✦ Synopsis

A new Cordis Long Brite Tipt 6F guiding catheter (I.D. .0649) is described. Because of its technical characteristics, this product provides greater balloon catheter support by means of deeper intubation of the right coronary artery (RCA). We present our experience with a Shepherd's Crook RCA lesion PTCA procedure.

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