{"id":1038,"date":"2009-02-26T17:36:02","date_gmt":"2009-02-26T17:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiophile.org\/?p=1038"},"modified":"2023-12-31T16:11:47","modified_gmt":"2023-12-31T10:41:47","slug":"guide-wire-torquer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/professional\/guide-wire-torquer\/","title":{"rendered":"Guidewire Torquer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aFVSUjbLAHs?si=SCDcv7Dz1kv8prRG\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Guidewire Torquer<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37810\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37810\" style=\"width: 1318px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-37810 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/professional\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Guidewire-torquer.png\" alt=\"Guidewire torquer\" width=\"1318\" height=\"675\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37810\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Guidewire torquer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Guidewire torquer is used to maneuver the guidewire tip so as to enter the required vessel during angioplasty. It is useful in navigating the guide wire across the lesion and into side branches. Torquer can also be used while attempting to cross the struts of a stent which has been placed across the opening of a branch in order to balloon dilate the struts to improve the side branch flow. Guidewire torquer is passed over the guidewire and the torquer is tightened to get a good grip on the guide wire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guide wire torquer is used to maneuver the guidewire tip so as to enter the required vessel during angioplasty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37810,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-angiography-and-interventions"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Guide wire torquer<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Guide wire torquer is used to maneuver the guidewire tip so as to enter the required vessel during angioplasty.\" \/>\n<meta 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