Not All Kisses are the Same: Kissing Balloon Inflation in the Left Main Coronary Artery With Ultra High-Pressure Noncompliant Balloons

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Ultra high-pressure noncompliant balloon kissing inflation can be utilized to treat severe left main coronary artery in-stent restenosis in patients with recurrent restenosis and NSTEMI. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.METHODOLOGICAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Gregory Offiah; John Birrane; Ian Pearson; John Cosgrave

doi:10.25270/jic/26.00033

January 1, 2026The Journal of invasive cardiology/The journal of invasive cardiology

Not All Kisses are the Same: Kissing Balloon Inflation in the Left Main Coronary Artery With Ultra High-Pressure Noncompliant Balloons

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Key result

Ultra high-pressure noncompliant kissing balloon inflation treats severe LMCA ISR with recurrent restenosis and NSTEMI.

Key Points

The aim is to evaluate the effectiveness of kissing balloon inflation using ultra high-pressure noncompliant balloons in severe in-stent restenosis.
Patient clinical history review
Coronary angiography assessment
Kissing balloon inflation technique application
Severe in-stent restenosis identified in multiple coronary arteries
Successful intervention using ultra high-pressure balloons
Positive patient outcomes following the intervention

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Population

A 65-year-old man with a history of extensive percutaneous coronary intervention for recurrent in-stent restenosis presenting with a non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction and severe in-stent restenosis in his left main coronary, left anterior descending, and left circumflex arteries.

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Intervention

Kissing balloon inflation in the left main coronary artery with ultra high-pressure noncompliant balloons

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This case report describes the use of ultra high-pressure noncompliant balloons for kissing balloon inflation in a patient with severe left main coronary artery in-stent restenosis.

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Offiah et al. (2026) studied this question. Ultra high-pressure noncompliant balloon kissing inflation was applied to treat severe left main coronary artery ISR in a patient with recurrent restenosis and NSTEMI.

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Not All Kisses are the Same: Kissing Balloon Inflation in the Left Main Coronary Artery With Ultra High-Pressure Noncompliant Balloons

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Not All Kisses are the Same: Kissing Balloon Inflation in the Left Main Coronary Artery With Ultra High-Pressure Noncompliant Balloons

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Structured PICO

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