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Balloon deflection technique: A method to facilitate entry of a balloon catheter into a deployed stent
W B Abernethy1, J K Choo, S N Oesterle
1Cardiac Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA.
Abstract:
The entry of an angioplasty balloon into a coronary stent is occasionally difficult due to poorly expanded stent struts or calcified tissue blocking balloon passage. We describe a simple technique using a second guidewire and balloon to facilitate entry into the stent. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent. 51:312-313, 2000.