Usefulness of tip detection method for side branches where guidewires are difficult to pass in coronary intervention

Cardiovasc Interv Ther. 2022 Apr;37(2):383-384. doi: 10.1007/s12928-021-00763-w. Epub 2021 Feb 16.

Authors

Satoshi Suzuki¹, Atsunori Okamura², Hiroyuki Nagai¹, Katsuomi Iwakura¹, Ichiro Shiojima³, Kenshi Fujii¹

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiology, Sakurabashi Watanabe Hospital, 2-4-32 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka, 530-0001, Japan.
² Division of Cardiology, Sakurabashi Watanabe Hospital, 2-4-32 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka, 530-0001, Japan. a_okamura@watanabe-hsp.or.jp.
³ Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine II, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan.

PMID: 33591456
DOI: 10.1007/s12928-021-00763-w

No abstract available

Keywords: Coronary intervention; IVUS-based 3D wiring; Side branch; Tip detection method.

MeSH terms

Coronary Angiography / methods
Coronary Occlusion* / diagnosis
Humans