Analyzing coronary bifurcation structures: Towards personalized balloon angioplasty and stent deployment

Finite element analysis of balloon-expandable coronary stent deployment: influence of angioplasty balloon configuration.

Today, the majority of coronary stents are balloon-expandable and are deployed using a balloon-tipped catheter. To improve deliverability, the membrane of the angioplasty balloon is typically folded about the catheter in a pleated configuration. As such, the deployment of the angioplasty balloon is governed by the material properties of the balloon membrane, its folded configuration and its att...

Stentys coronary bifurcation stent.

“ Nitinol Stent Implantation Versus Balloon Angioplasty for

Letter by Chalmers Regarding Article “Nitinol Stent Implantation Versus Balloon Angioplasty for Lesions in the Superficial Femoral Artery and Proximal Popliteal Artery: Twelve-Month Results From the RESILIENT Randomized Trial” To the Editor: The authors of the RESILIENT trial1 have adopted a trial design that by their own admission is controversial. They have randomly assigned patients to eithe...

Cutting Balloon Angioplasty versus Conventional Balloon Angioplasty for In-Stent Restenosis Treated by Intracoronary Radiation Therapy

Background: Cutting Balloon angioplasty (CBA) may be a useful treatment modality for in-stent restenosis (ISR) as it maintains a stable position during dilatation and results in potentially less injury than plain old balloon angioplasty (POBA). The purpose of this study was to compare CBA and POBA with intracoronary radiation therapy (IRT) for in-stent restenosis (ISR). Methods: We selected 157...

Carotid Artery Stent Continued Expansion Days After Deployment, Without Post Stent Deployment Angioplasty

This is a carotid artery stent (CAS) case report, which avoids post-stent deployment angioplasty (Post-SDA), with duplex confirmed continued stent expansion at 1, 3 and 30-day post deployment. This report confirms that self-expanding nitinol stents in the carotid artery may not require Post-SDA. We believe CAS can be performed without Post-SDA, which helps reduce the occurrence of intraoperativ...