Deep seating of six French guiding catheters for delivery of new Palmaz-Schatz stents

Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 1996 Jun;38(2):210-3. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0304(199606)38:2<210::AID-CCD21>3.0.CO;2-L.

Abstract

The delivery of new Palmaz-Schatz stents in native coronary arteries can be facilitated by using the technique of deep seating of a 6 French guiding catheter. Two patient histories are described to illustrate this new technique.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / instrumentation*
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Disease / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Disease / therapy*
  • Equipment Design
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myocardial Infarction / diagnostic imaging
  • Myocardial Infarction / therapy*
  • Recurrence
  • Stents*
  • Treatment Outcome