Efficacy of postdeployment balloon dilatation for current generation stents as assessed by intravascular ultrasound
Adjunctive balloon dilatation strategy has been shown to improve optimal stent deployment. As improvements in current stent designs evolve, less adjunctive balloon dilatation may be needed. However, few data currently exist to support this practice. We evaluated 88 native coronary lesions treated wi...
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Veröffentlicht in: | The American journal of cardiology 2001-11, Vol.88 (10), p.1114-1119 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Adjunctive balloon dilatation strategy has been shown to improve optimal stent deployment. As improvements in current stent designs evolve, less adjunctive balloon dilatation may be needed. However, few data currently exist to support this practice. We evaluated 88 native coronary lesions treated with single stent implantation (Nir, Tristar or S670). Serial intravascular ultrasound was performed after successful stent deployment and again after adjunctive balloon dilatation. To investigate further the precise expansion characteristics of the stents, serial volumetric intravascular ultrasound analyses were performed in 40 patients with automated pullback. After adjunctive balloon dilatation, minimal stent area increased significantly, from 6.4 ± 2.1 to 7.4 ± 2.2 mm
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ISSN: | 0002-9149 1879-1913 |
DOI: | 10.1016/S0002-9149(01)02044-6 |