The Official Journal of EuroPCR and the European Association of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (EAPCI)
Clinical research
Use of the Venture™ wire control catheter to access complex coronary lesions: how to turn procedural failure into success
EuroInterv.2008;4:277-284.
Tiziana Claudia Aranzulla1,2, MD; Giuseppe Massimo Sangiorgi1, MD; Antonio Bartorelli3, MD, FACC; John Cosgrave1, MD; Simon Corbett2, PhD; Franco Fabbiocchi3, MD; Piero Montorsi3, MD; Matteo Montorfano2, MD; Daniela Trabattoni3, MD, FACC; Antonio Colombo1,2*, MD, FACC
1. EMO Centro Cuore Columbus, Milan, Italy; 2. San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy; 3. Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Institute of Cardiology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
Aims: To describe the impact of a steerable device on procedural success and times. The Venture™ wire control catheter (VWC-St. Jude Medical, Maple Grove, MN, USA), facilitates wire orienta