The GuideLiner catheter: A supportive tool in percutaneous coronary intervention of chronic total occlusion

Background: Failure of delivering a stent or a balloon across the target lesion during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of chronic total occlusion (CTO), especially in arteries with calcified tortuous anatomy, is often due to insufficient backup support from the guiding catheter. The purpose...

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Main Authors: Jan-Erik Guelker, Christian Blockhaus, Knut Kroeger, Rosemarie Wehner, Heinrich Klues, Alexander Bufe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Saudi Heart Association 2018-04-01
Series:Journal of the Saudi Heart Association
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1016731517300994