title: The V-stent: a novel technique for coronary bifurcation stenting.
abstract: Intracoronary stenting as a transcatheter treatment for bifurcation stenoses remains controversial. A novel technique of coronary bifurcation stenting is reported. A 15 mm Palmaz-Schatz stent is bent 180 degrees at its bridge articulation into a V- configuration and mounted on two balloon-catheters linked together by adhesive tape. This unified stent delivery system was used successfully in five cases of porcine coronary bifurcation stenting.
authors.affiliation: Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Schampaert
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fort
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Adelman
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Schwartz
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000379:methods*; D000818:Animals; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D015607:Stents; D013552:Swine; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional