title: New double wire technique to stent ostial lesions.
abstract: We describe a new fast technique to precisely deploy J&J Stents in ostial lesions using two guide wires. The second guide wire is inserted through the proximal stent strut and simultaneously advanced together with the stent on the balloon serving as a position marker that guides stent placement. This technique has been applied in 10 cases with 100% success and with no major complications.
authors.affiliation: Herzzentrum and Red Cross Hospital, Frankfurt, Germany.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Katoh
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authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Reifart
mesh_terms: D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000628:therapy; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000628:therapy; D004867:Equipment Design; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008323:Mammary Arteries; D015607:Stents