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Buddy wire, buddy balloon or better together!

Alexander Goldberg¹, Roberto Klein, Alon Marmor

¹Sieff Government Hospital, Cardiology, Safed, Israel. rgoldberg@myway.com

The Journal of Invasive Cardiology

|January 9, 2008

Summary

Crossing challenging coronary artery lesions is difficult. A novel fixed-wire balloon catheter offers a new solution for procedural success in complex stenting cases.

Area of Science:

Interventional Cardiology
Cardiovascular Devices

Background:

Procedural failure in coronary interventions often results from the inability to cross tortuous, calcified, or previously stented arterial segments.
Existing techniques like buddy wires, balloon deflection, and specialized guidewires aim to improve stent delivery in complex lesions.

Observation:

A case study involving a patient with challenging coronary anatomy is presented.
The difficulty in traversing a complex lesion with standard angioplasty balloons or stents was noted.

Findings:

An ACE® fixed-wire balloon dilatation catheter was utilized as a 'buddy' device.
This approach effectively combined the benefits of multiple techniques, facilitating successful lesion crossing and stent delivery.

Implications:

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