TY - JOUR
T1 - Transfemoral use of the guideLiner catheter in complex coronary and bypass graft interventions
AU - Luna, Michael
AU - Papayannis, Aristotelis
AU - Holper, Elizabeth M.
AU - Banerjee, Subhash
AU - Brilakis, Emmanouil S.
PY - 2012/9/1
Y1 - 2012/9/1
N2 - The GuideLiner catheter (Vascular Solutions, Minneapolis, MN) is a novel, rapid exchange catheter that allows deep vessel intubation. We describe 21 patients in whom the GuideLiner catheter [7 French (F) in 76% and 6F in 24%] was used to facilitate equipment delivery (n = 14) or vessel engagement (n = 7). Pressure dampening after GuideLiner catheter insertion was observed in 12 patients (57%). The procedure was successfully completed in 19 patients (90%) and one patient developed acute vessel closure, likely due to dissection. The GuideLiner catheter can facilitate complex coronary interventions but should be used with caution to minimize the risk for vessel injury.
AB - The GuideLiner catheter (Vascular Solutions, Minneapolis, MN) is a novel, rapid exchange catheter that allows deep vessel intubation. We describe 21 patients in whom the GuideLiner catheter [7 French (F) in 76% and 6F in 24%] was used to facilitate equipment delivery (n = 14) or vessel engagement (n = 7). Pressure dampening after GuideLiner catheter insertion was observed in 12 patients (57%). The procedure was successfully completed in 19 patients (90%) and one patient developed acute vessel closure, likely due to dissection. The GuideLiner catheter can facilitate complex coronary interventions but should be used with caution to minimize the risk for vessel injury.
KW - coronary intervention
KW - new catheter
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U2 - 10.1002/ccd.23232
DO - 10.1002/ccd.23232
M3 - Article
C2 - 21805572
AN - SCOPUS:84865647961
SN - 1522-1946
VL - 80
SP - 437
EP - 446
JO - Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions
JF - Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions
IS - 3
ER -