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Theodoros I Repanas, Georgios Christopoulos, Emmanouil S Brilakis1
1VA North Texas Health Care System, Cardiology, 4500 South Lancaster Road, Dallas, TX 75216 USA. esbrilakis@gmail.com.
The Journal of Invasive Cardiology
|August 2, 2015
Summary
Guide catheter extensions simplify stent delivery in challenging coronary artery bypass graft lesions. A distal-anchor technique with a guide catheter extension successfully navigated severe graft angulation, enabling stent placement.
Area of Science:
- Interventional Cardiology
- Vascular Surgery
Background:
- Stent delivery in native coronary artery lesions near bypass graft anastomoses is often complicated by severe vessel tortuosity.
- Standard guide catheters may struggle to navigate extreme angulations, leading to failed interventions.
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