CATHETERIZATION AND CARDIOVASCULAR DIAGNOSIS
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1991年
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23卷
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01期
关键词:
PERIPHERAL ANGIOPLASTY;
RENAL ARTERY STENOSIS;
D O I:
10.1002/ccd.1810230104
中图分类号:
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号:
1002 ;
100201 ;
摘要:
A guiding catheter was used in seven patients who underwent balloon dilation of nine renal arteries. The advantages of using a guiding catheter for renal angioplasty are analogous to the benefits obtained with a coronary angioplasty guiding catheter used in coronary angioplasty. The guiding catheter provides back-up support to cross lesions and allows selective contrast visualization of the lesion before, during, and after dilation. It is also possible, when using a guiding catheter, to measure pressure gradients across lesions without having to recross the lesion which may help to ensure that adequate dilation of the stenosis has been accomplished.