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Clinical cardiology · May 1997
Cannulation of the coronary sinus via the femoral vein--a new technique.
- D Katritsis and M M Webb-Peploe.
- Department of Cardiology, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece.
- Clin Cardiol. 1997 May 1; 20 (5): 446-8.
BackgroundCannulation of the coronary sinus usually has been accomplished by advancing a catheter through the sub-clavian or internal jugular veins.HypothesisWe have developed a new technique for cannulation of the coronary sinus with a modified 6F Judkins L5 coronary catheter positioned through the femoral vein.ResultsThe technique was tried successfully in 20 consecutive patients by the same operator and the average fluoroscopy time for coronary sinus cannulation was 1.6 +/- 1.0 min.ConclusionAnalysis of the results showed evidence of a learning curve with improvement of time with an increasing number of patients. The method provides a safe and inexpensive solution for catheterization of the coronary sinus, easily accessible to every catheter laboratory.
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