Title of article
Successful Intravascular Ultrasound-Guided Transradial Coronary Intervention with a 4Fr Guiding Catheter
Author/Authors
Nakano, Yasuhiro Department of Cardiovascular Medicine - Saga-Ken Medical Centre KOSEIKAN, Saga, Japan , Sadamatsu, Kenji Department of Cardiovascular Medicine - St. Mary’s Hospital, Kurume, Japan
Pages
4
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1
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4
Abstract
Minimizing the catheter size can reduce vascular access complications and contrast dye usage in coronary angiography. The small
diameter of the 4Fr guiding catheter has limited the use of several angioplasty devices such as intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)
in the past. However, the combination of a novel IVUS catheter and a 0.010 guidewire makes it possible to perform IVUS-guided
percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with a 4Fr guiding catheter. We herein report the case of a 51-year-old man with silent
myocardial ischemia who underwent IVUS-guided transradial PCI with a 4Fr guiding catheter.
Keywords
Transradial , Successful , Intravascular , Transradial , Coronary Intervention
Journal title
Case Reports in Cardiology
Serial Year
2016
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Record number
2608197
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