COMBINED BRACHIAL AND FEMORAL APPROACH TO BALLOON ANGIOPLASTY IN COARCTATION OF AORTA

Authors
JOSEPH G BARUAH DK KRISHNASWAMI S
Citation
G. Joseph et al., COMBINED BRACHIAL AND FEMORAL APPROACH TO BALLOON ANGIOPLASTY IN COARCTATION OF AORTA, Catheterization and cardiovascular diagnosis, 42(2), 1997, pp. 196-200
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
Catheterization and cardiovascular diagnosis → ACNP
ISSN journal
00986569
Volume
42
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
196 - 200
Database
ISI
SICI code
0098-6569(1997)42:2<196:CBAFAT>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
Transfemoral balloon angioplasty of native aortic coarctation was init ially not feasible in two patients, because of inability to cannulate the femoral artery percutaneously in one, and to cross the coarctation in the other, The percutaneous brachial approach helped overcome both these problems, after which utilization of intravascular snares allow ed successful transfemoral completion of angioplasty. (C) 1997 Wiley-L iss, Inc.