Why the study?
Does leaving a guide wire across the occlusion stabilize patients with acute coronary occlusion during catheterization?
Population
3 patients who developed coronary occlusion during catheterization.
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
Until transfer to the operating room
Authors
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May support temporary stabilization in select cases; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Does leaving a guide wire across the occlusion stabilize patients with acute coronary occlusion during catheterization?
Leaving a guide wire across an acute coronary occlusion during catheterization can maintain vessel patency and stabilize the patient for emergency surgery.
Tommaso et al. (1987) studied this question.