A novel V-stent technique using a bent 15 mm Palmaz-Schatz stent mounted on two balloon-catheters was successfully deployed in five cases of porcine coronary bifurcation stenting.
Does the V-stent technique allow successful coronary bifurcation stenting in a porcine model?
The V-stent technique demonstrates feasibility for coronary bifurcation stenting in a preclinical porcine model.
Intracoronary stenting as a transcatheter treatment for bifurcation stenoses remains controversial. A novel technique of coronary bifurcation stenting is reported. A 15 mm Palmaz-Schatz stent is bent 180 degrees at its bridge articulation into a V- configuration and mounted on two balloon-catheters linked together by adhesive tape. This unified stent delivery system was used successfully in five cases of porcine coronary bifurcation stenting.
Schampaert et al. (Fri,) conducted a other in Coronary bifurcation stenoses (n=5). V-stent (15 mm Palmaz-Schatz stent bent 180 degrees into a V-configuration) was evaluated on Successful deployment. A novel V-stent technique using a bent 15 mm Palmaz-Schatz stent mounted on two balloon-catheters was successfully deployed in five cases of porcine coronary bifurcation stenting.