Percutaneous Treatment of Extremely Small Coronary Vessels

Coronary microvasculature: small vessels with large impact.

Stent implantation in small coronary vessels.

immediate small side branch occlusion after percutaneous coronary intervention

background: small side branches, albeit less important than their larger counterparts, have not yet received due attention in the literature. nor has there ever been a comparison between drug-eluting stents and bare metal stents apropos side branch occlusion . the aim of this study was to compare the patency of small (≥0.5 and ≤1.5 mm in diameter) side branches with respect to bare metal vs. dr...

Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention on Saphenous Vein Graft and Native Coronary Vessels

BACKGROUND The optimal target for revascularization in patients with history of coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) is unclear. This study was designed to compare the outcome of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) on saphenous vein grafts (SVG) and that on native vessels in patients with previous CABG in terms of major adverse cardiac events (MACE). METHODS The study drew upon da...

Percutaneous treatment of left main coronary stenosis.

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