ULTRASONIC CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY DURING CORONARY-ARTERY BYPASS-GRAFTING

Authors
ECCLESTON DS CUMPSTON GN HODGE AJ PEARNEROWE D MICHAEL TAD
Citation
Ds. Eccleston et al., ULTRASONIC CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY DURING CORONARY-ARTERY BYPASS-GRAFTING, The American journal of cardiology, 78(10), 1996, pp. 1172
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
The American journal of cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029149
Volume
78
Issue
10
Year of publication
1996
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(1996)78:10<1172:UCADCB>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
This preliminary study in 20 patients demonstrated that ultrasonic cor onary angioplasty in the setting of bypass grafting is feasible, safe, and able to recanalize atherosclerotic vessels, Shorter monorail prob es were superior to longer probes without guidewires in terms of succe ss of vessel recanalization; >95% of particle debris was <25 mu m in s ize.