Stenting coronary trifurcation lesions: is "ménage à trois" the solution?
Percutaneous treatment of coronary stenoses involving important side branches remains a challenge to the interventionist. We describe two cases of stent deployment in coronary trifurcation lesions. Triple kissing balloon inflation appears important for achieving an optimal angiographic and clinical result.
El-Jack
Seifeddin S
SS
Green Lane Cardiovascular Service, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.
Pornratanarangsi
Suwatchai
S
Ormiston
John A
JA
Webster
Mark W I
MW
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents