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A noncompliant, high pressure balloon to manage undilatable coronary lesions.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20517970     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Undilatable coronary lesions, due to coronary calcification, are encountered with increasing frequency. Percutaneous intervention of such lesions comes with the risk of stent underexpansion, which increases the risk of stent thrombosis and restenosis. A variety of techniques and devices are available to assist the interventionist in the treatment of calcified lesions. The OPN NC (SIS-Medical AG, Winterthur, Switzerland) is a high-pressure balloon (rated burst pressure 35 atm) that uses a novel, twin-layer balloon technology to ensure uniform balloon expansion, eliminating "dog-boning." We report four cases of successful treatment of calcified lesions with the OPN NC balloon after dilatation with standard noncompliant balloons to high-pressure failed.
Authors:
Yogesh Raja; Helen C Routledge; Sagar N Doshi
Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions     Volume:  75     ISSN:  1522-726X     ISO Abbreviation:  Catheter Cardiovasc Interv     Publication Date:  2010 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-06-02     Completed Date:  2010-09-07     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100884139     Medline TA:  Catheter Cardiovasc Interv     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1067-73     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Interventional Cardiology, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Angioplasty, Transluminal, Percutaneous Coronary / instrumentation*
Calcinosis / radiography,  therapy*
Compliance
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Stenosis / radiography,  therapy*
Equipment Design
Female
Humans
Male
Pressure
Stents
Treatment Outcome
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2010 Jun 1;75(7):1074-5   [PMID:  20517971 ]

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