Novel method of coronary stent delivery.
Occasionally a coronary stent cannot be delivered. In this case, a dislodged stent was purposely pushed forward by the delivery balloon into position; a smaller, compliant balloon was used for initial deployment; and the original stent-delivery balloon was used for subsequent final deployment.
Butman
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University Heart Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
D000368:Aged; D002404:Catheterization; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy; D015607:Stents