The Cutting Balloon--a new technology?
The Cutting Balloon consists of a standard balloon dilatation catheter with four microtome-sharp blades that incise the plaque and minimize arterial wall trauma. It was used in 31 patients; nine had calcified arteries, ten had non-compliant lesions, three had in-stent restenosis and nine had aorto-ostial lesions. Seventeen lesions were predilated, 28 were post-dilated and 18 required stent implantation. The procedure was very effective in aorto-ostial lesions, non-compliant lesions that were not responsive to high-pressure balloon dilatation, and was partially successful in calcified arteries. It has a very specific niche in selected lesions.
Gotsman
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Department of Cardiology, Hadassah University, Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
Dusa
C
C
Nassar
H
H
Hasin
Y
Y
Lotan
C
C
Rozenman
Y
Y