What Equipment Should Be Available?

May 29, 2017 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on What Equipment Should Be Available?

Category no. Equipment Must have Good to have 1. Sheaths  45-cm long sheaths (if using femoral access) 2. Guides XB/EBU 3.0, 3.5, 3.75, 4.0 AL1, AL0.75 JR4 Y-connector with hemostatic…

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Specific Basic Techniques to Master in CTO PCI

May 29, 2017 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Specific Basic Techniques to Master in CTO PCI

Guidewire technique Guidewire choice (tip load) Guidewire tip shape Degree of torqueing Tip force applied Sliding and drilling Fielder XT (0.8 g) 1 mm 30–45° Rapid spinning when facing resistance…

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How to Justify CTO Revascularization

May 29, 2017 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on How to Justify CTO Revascularization

Fig. 1.1 Interrelated benefits of CTO PCI Symptoms and Quality of Life Patients with obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) and ischemic symptoms are helped from coronary revascularization. Most would not…

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