Bifurcation lesion treated with a single stent: a new technique.
Treatment of bifurcation lesions by percutaneous coronary interventions is one of the challenging issues for the interventional cardiologists. The overall complication rate is higher than nonbifurcation lesions. We describe a new stenting technique for the so-called true bifurcation lesions.
Kumbasar
Deniz
D
Cardiology Department, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. drkumbasar@superonline.com
Akyurek
Omer
O
Oral
Dervis
D
D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents