Side balloon stenting of the left main bifurcation: a three-year angiographic follow-up.
None of the currently used interventional techniques yield durable results for coronary bifurcation lesions. We successfully treated a patient with unprotected left main bifurcation disease using a side balloon stent technique with a drug-eluting stent (DES). This technique produced excellent immediate and long-term results.
Latif
Faisal
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Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, William Beaumont Hospital, RoyalOak, Michigan, USA.
Heldman
Alan W
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Hennebry
Thomas A
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D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077144:Clopidogrel; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy; D023903:Coronary Restenosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017239:Paclitaxel / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013988:Ticlopidine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013997:Time Factors
D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D000077144:Clopidogrel; D013988:Ticlopidine; D017239:Paclitaxel