A 0.035″ stiff, angled hydrophilic glidewire can be used for IABP insertion in patients with severe calcific iliac disease despite the central lumen being designed for 0.030″ wires.
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May facilitate IABP insertion in severe calcific iliac disease; leaves open prospective safety and efficacy validation.
Intra-aortic balloon catheters have a central lumen able to accommodate dedicated 0.030″ guidewires but not conventional 0.035″ guidewires. Due to its extreme lubricity, the 0.035″ hydrophilic “glidewire” fits into these catheters and is particularly useful in its stiff, angled version for femoral percutaneous insertion in patients with severe calcific iliac disease. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent. 46:497, 1999.
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Corcos et al. (1999) studied this question.
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