Placement of intracoronary stents mounted on "over the wire" balloon catheters without using long guidewires

Authors
Antonellis, IP Patsilinakos, SP Pamboukas, CA Kranidis, AJ Bonou, M Kostopoulos, KG Margaris, NG Tavernarakis, AG Rokas, SG
Citation
Ip. Antonellis et al., Placement of intracoronary stents mounted on "over the wire" balloon catheters without using long guidewires, J INTERV CA, 13(1), 2000, pp. 27-29
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems
Journal title
JOURNAL OF INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY
ISSN journal
08964327 → ACNP
Volume
13
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Pages
27 - 29
Database
ISI
SICI code
0896-4327(200002)13:1<27:POISMO>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
The aim of this study is to investigate the feasibility, effectiveness, and safety of placement of intracoronary stents mounted on "over the wire" bal loon catheters without using long guidewires. Fifteen consecutive patients underwent GR II stent placement. Over the wire balloon catheters and short guidewires were used. The new method was successful in 14 of 15 cases, No c omplications were observed, This novel technique using a short (instead of long) guidewire to place intracoronary stents mounted on over the wire ball oon catheters was successful, and more convenient.