as do lesions in other bifurcations in the coronary tree. Palmerini et al. evaluated the impact of lesion location and the role of one versus two stents for the treatment of distal left main ...
Summary: The use of balloon angioplasty with or without coronary artery stenting is limited by the phenomenon of in-stent restenosis (ISR). Until very recently, most efforts to overcome ISR had ...
Direct stenting should always be considered as ... operators during a 10-year period (2000–2009). Conducted at Cardiac Cath Lab, The Heart Centre, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen ...
Heavily calcified blockages are more challenging to open with balloon angioplasty, which may lead to stent complications including heart attacks. One option cardiologists use to avoid this in ...
Routine use of an orbital atherectomy device to remove calcium from severely blocked coronary arteries before patients undergo cardiac stenting procedures does not improve outcomes, a Mount Sinai ...