Open AccessMechanisms of Residual Lumen Stenosis After High-Pressure Stent Implantation
Author(s) -
Javier Bermejo,
Javier Botas,
Eulogio Garcı́a,
Jaime Elı́zaga,
Julio Osende,
Javier Soriano,
Manuel Abeytua,
Juan L. Delcán
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.98.2.112
Subject(s) - medicine , stenosis , cardiology , lumen (anatomy) , stent , residual , radiology , algorithm , computer science
Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) studies have demonstrated that stents are frequently suboptimally expanded despite the use of high pressures for deployment. The purpose of this study was to identify the mechanisms responsible for such residual lumen stenosis.
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