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Static balloon atrial septostomy with buddy wire technique: a case report.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17987842     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The buddy wire technique, i.e. the use of a second 0.014" guidewire placed alongside the one employed to advance balloons, stents or other devices, improves the balloon or stent support and also provides guiding catheter stability. Furthermore, it concentrates forces transferred from the balloon along the line of the wire. We used a second 0.014" Platinum PLUS guidewire as a buddy wire during static balloon atrial septostomy in a 19-day-old baby with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, in whom standard balloon atrial septostomy was inadequate even with a fully dilated balloon. This procedure effectively dilated the atrial septal defect.
Authors:
Hideshi Tomita; Kinya Hatakeyama; Wataru Soda; Manabu Watanabe; Nobuyuki Takagi
Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of cardiology     Volume:  50     ISSN:  0914-5087     ISO Abbreviation:  J Cardiol     Publication Date:  2007 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-11-08     Completed Date:  2007-12-28     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8804703     Medline TA:  J Cardiol     Country:  Japan    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  259-62     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Hokkaido Children's Hospital and Medical Center, Hokkaido. tomitah@med.showa-u.ac.jp
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aortic Valve Stenosis / therapy
Balloon Dilatation / instrumentation,  methods*
Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / therapy
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / therapy
Humans
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome / therapy*
Infant, Newborn
Male
Mitral Valve Stenosis / therapy
Treatment Outcome

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