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Modified dual guide catheter (“ping‐pong”) technique to treat left internal mammary artery graft perforation |
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| Authors: | Christian Assad‐Kottner MD Abdul Hakeem MD Barry F Uretsky MD |
| Institution: | Lttle Rock Veterans Administraion Hospital, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Central Arkansas Veterans Health System, Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Abstract: | Perforation of a left internal mammary artery (LIMA) graft during percutaneous coronary intervention is a rare event. We report a case of mid‐LIMA perforation treated by a polytetrafluoroethylene‐covered stent using a modification of the dual catheter (“ping pong”) technique. We propose that use of this modification when possible will further improve safety of treating a perforation. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. |
| Keywords: | perforation covered stent percutaneous coronary intervention complications adult cath/intervention left internal mammary artery graft |