Frequency-domain optical coherence tomography assessment of kissing-balloon effects in bifurcated coronary artery lesions undergoing provisional stenting

Int J Cardiol. 2013 Oct 12;168(5):4837-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.07.001. Epub 2013 Jul 17.

Authors

Francesco Burzotta¹, Giovanni Luigi De Maria, Carlo Trani, Giovanni Paolo Talarico, Giancarlo Pirozzolo, Giampaolo Niccoli, Antonio Maria Leone, Italo Porto, Filippo Crea

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Cardiology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: f.burzotta@rm.unicatt.it.

PMID: 23870651
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.07.001

No abstract available

Keywords: Bifurcated lesions; Kissing balloon; Optical coherence tomography; Percutaneous coronary interventions.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Coronary Stenosis / diagnosis*
Coronary Stenosis / surgery
Coronary Vessels / pathology*
Diagnosis, Differential
Drug-Eluting Stents*
Humans
Male
Tomography, Optical Coherence / methods*