Between August, 1993-December, 1994, recanalization of a chronically occluded coronary artery was attempted in 412 patients, with an overall success rate of 77%. The main reason for failure was subintimal tracking of the guide wire. However, in 13 patients, advancing the guide wire was not possible
Recanalization of Chronic Total Coronary Occlusions Using a Laser Guide Wire: A Pilot Study
โ Scribed by Jaap N Hamburger; Geert H.M Gijsbers; Yukio Ozaki; Peter N Ruygrok; Pim J de Feyter; Patrick W Serruys
- Book ID
- 118585902
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 781 KB
- Volume
- 30
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1558-3597
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