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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Saudi Heart Association
2018-04-01
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Series: | Journal of the Saudi Heart Association |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1016731517300994 |