Why the study?
How do different provisional side-branch stenting strategies with drug-eluting stents perform in terms of ostial scaffolding and distortion in a bench model?
How do different provisional side-branch stenting strategies with drug-eluting stents perform in terms of ostial scaffolding and distortion in a bench model?
Bench testing demonstrates that culotte and internal crush techniques provide better side-branch ostial coverage than provisional T-stenting, and highlights the importance of appropriate kissing balloon post-dilation to prevent distortion.
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Bench findings on bifurcation stenting should not alter practice; they leave open optimal ostial scaffolding strategies for clinical validation.
Ormiston et al. (2005) studied this question.
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