Why the study?
Is it feasible to use an autoperfusion balloon catheter through a 6 French guiding catheter for elective coronary angioplasty?
Is it feasible to use an autoperfusion balloon catheter through a 6 French guiding catheter for elective coronary angioplasty?
Demonstrates the technical feasibility of using an autoperfusion balloon catheter through a 6 French guiding catheter during coronary angioplasty.
Supports feasibility in select elective cases; leaves open safety and outcomes in routine practice.
Use of 6 French guiding catheters for elective percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty has been limited by lack of a compatible autoperfusion balloon catheter for management of complications such as acute vessel closure and large subintimal dissections. We describe the successful use of a lower profile autoperfusion balloon catheter through large internal lumen 6F guiding catheters for elective coronary angioplasty. These cases demonstrate the feasibility of the use of autoperfusion balloon catheters with 6F guiding catheters in elective, and presumably also in emergent, settings.
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