Coronary artery dilatation requiring high inflation pressure

C A Bush; J M Ryan; A R Orsini; W W Hennemann

doi:10.1002/ccd.1810220208

Coronary artery dilatation requiring high inflation pressure

Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 1991 Feb;22(2):112-4. doi: 10.1002/ccd.1810220208.

Authors

C A Bush¹, J M Ryan, A R Orsini, W W Hennemann

Affiliation

¹ Ohio State University, Columbus.

PMID: 2009558
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.1810220208

Abstract

A patient with rigid coronary lesions refractory to balloon dilatation is described. A Cordis Orion fixed wire balloon able to withstand 20 bar was required for successful dilatation.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / instrumentation*
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / methods
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Disease / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Disease / therapy*
Humans
Male
Pressure