title: Novel guidewire-based stent delivery system: Examination by intravascular ultrasound.
abstract: This report describes the first-in-man experience with a novel 0.014-in. guidewire-based, self-expanding stent delivery system designed for small or tortuous coronary arteries that may be difficult to access with conventional stent-delivery systems.
authors.affiliation: Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
authors.forename: Masao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamasaki
authors.forename: Junya
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ako
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Honda
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hassan
authors.forename: Bon
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Koo
authors.forename: Alexandre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abizaid
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fitzgerald
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Whitbourn
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation*; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D015607:Stents; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional