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Stenting coronary trifurcation lesions: Is “ménage à trois” the solution?
Author(s) -
ElJack Seifeddin S.,
Pornratanarangsi Suwatchai,
Ormiston John A.,
Webster Mark W.I.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.20637
Subject(s) - medicine , percutaneous coronary intervention , stent , balloon , cardiology , percutaneous , coronary stent , radiology , myocardial infarction , restenosis
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. © 2006 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.