title: The Venture-balloon crush technique to treat a severely angulated bifurcation lesion via the radial approach--lessons learned.
abstract: We present the first described use of the Venture (St. Jude Medical Inc.) catheter to accomplish balloon crush stenting of a severely angulated bifurcation via the radial approach. We outline the lessons learned and pitfalls of performing percutaneous intervention to severely angulated bifurcations such as this one.
authors.forename: Farrukh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.forename: Mahadevan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rajaram
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D015607:Stents