How to Shorten a Guide Catheter

We discuss what to do when the stent or balloon catheter shaft is too short to reach the target lesion. This can happen during PCI through a bypass graft. We go over how to shorten a guide catheter and how to use short Y-connector valves.
Chao-Wei Hwang, M.D., Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Cardiac Cath Lab, Frederick Health Hospital