title: Novel technique for stent delivery in tortuous coronary arteries: report of three cases.
abstract: We present a novel technique for stent delivery across tortuous lesions. Gentle forward pressure was applied on the stent balloon while the balloon was inflated to 2-3 atm. This resulted in the balloon and stent crossing the impeding segment and settling in the target site where it was deployed with excellent angiographic outcome.
authors.affiliation: The Methodist DeBakey Heart Center and Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Valerian
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: Grzegorz L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Kałuza
authors.forename: Boguslaw
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Godlewski
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Albert E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Raizner
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents