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Transcutaneous Puncture of an Undeflatable Coronary Angioplasty Balloon Catheter
This case report describes a quick and safe method to successfully retrieve an undeflatable angioplasty balloon via the transradial access site. The article also presents potential mechanisms of contrast media entrapment and bench tests of guidewire ...
Gregor Leibundgut+2 more
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BackgroundCoronary bifurcation lesions are common of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), and the optimal interventional therapy strategy is still a matter of debate and remains a challenge for interventional cardiologists.
Haoyu Wu+7 more
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Balloon angioplasty of cardiac vein in a patient treated by cardiac resynchronization therapy [PDF]
Introduction. Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) reduces mortality and hospitalization in patients with symptomatic heart failure and left bundle branch block (LBBB) on optimal drug therapy. Among all, the reasons for “non-response” to CRT pacemaker
Đurić Predrag+8 more
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Introduction The paper discusses the techniques of modifying the atherosclerotic plaque in the left main coronary artery along with the results of the author’s own procedures using a scoring catheter (AngioSculpt) and a non-compliant (NC) balloon ...
Przemysław Żurek+3 more
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Catheter-Assisted Balloon-Supported Retrieval of a Broken Semi-Compliant Balloon from a Coronary Artery [PDF]
Incidents of broken balloon in a coronary vasculature during percutaneous coronary angioplasty are very rare. Such events in cath-lab may create panic and can be life threatening for patients.
Brajesh Kumar Kunwar+2 more
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iFR variations during coronary angioplasty
A fifty-five year-old hypertensive and former smoker male admitted with signs of typical chest pain, left bundle brunch block, and normal troponin levels. The angiography revealed 2-vessel, left circumflex and right coronary artery disease.
Iván J. Núñez-Gil+5 more
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Diagnostic Ultrasound Induced Inertial Cavitation To Non-Invasively Restore Coronary And Microvascular Flow In Acute Myocardial Infarction [PDF]
Ultrasound induced cavitation has been explored as a method of dissolving intravascular and microvascular thrombi in acute myocardial infarction. The purpose of this study was to determine the type of cavitation required for success, and whether longer ...
Everbach, E. Carr+11 more
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Zingiber officinale Roscoe reduces chest pain on patients undergoing coronary angioplasty: A clinical trial [PDF]
Introduction: Evidence from animal studies suggests that Zingiber officinale (ginger) may help prevent ischemia–reperfusion injury (IRI) in heart.
Afshin Hasanvand+3 more
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We report a prospective analysis of immediate and long-term effects of two coronary angioplasty methods – balloon dilation and stenting – in different working periods of two endovascular laboratories.
А. М. Бабунашвили+6 more
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Background The optimal treatment for intracranial artery stenosis (ICAS) has not been established. We retrospectively examined the initial and long-term outcomes associated with restenosis of a combination therapy of balloon angioplasty and stenting for ...
Toshihiro Ueda+8 more
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