Abstract
Most stent implantation procedures currently require the use of large-diameter guiding catheters. We describe our preliminary successful experience with 6 French guiding catheters to deliver balloon-expandable Palmaz-Schatz stents to the coronary arteries.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / instrumentation*
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Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / methods
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Catheterization / instrumentation
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Coronary Angiography
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Coronary Disease / diagnostic imaging
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Coronary Disease / therapy*
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Heparin / therapeutic use
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Stents*