title: A new adjustable temporary stent catheter for management of acute dissection during balloon angioplasty.
abstract: Acute coronary dissection remains a limitation of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. For the management of acute coronary dissection, a new adjustable temporary stent catheter that can be positioned to the lesion, deployed, and retrieved at a later stage was developed. This catheter has at its distal end a spiral stent that can be reduced and expanded in a controlled fashion by external manipulations. The adjustable temporary stent catheter was applied in three clinical cases with acute coronary dissection during balloon angioplasty. In all cases, the adjustable temporary stent catheter restored blood flow when it was expanded to the lesion for 60 min and this restoration was maintained after device removal. It is envisioned that this temporary stent device may prove a useful means for the treatment of acute coronary dissection during percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, University of Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stefanadis
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kallikazaros
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vlachopoulos
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stratos
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Triposkiadis
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Toutouzas
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Toutouzas
mesh_terms: D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000628:therapy; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000293:injuries*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents