Balloon deflection technique: A method to facilitate entry of a balloon catheter into a deployed stent.
The entry of an angioplasty balloon into a coronary stent is occasionally difficult due to poorly expanded stent struts or calcified tissue blocking balloon passage. We describe a simple technique using a second guidewire and balloon to facilitate entry into the stent. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent. 51:312-313, 2000.
Abernethy
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Cardiac Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA.
Choo
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Oesterle
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Jang
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D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000379:methods*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019233:Retreatment; D015607:Stents