Abstract
Implantation of two or more adjacent-sequential stents is frequently required during coronary interventions, especially when treating long lesions. We present two cases illustrating that plain fluoroscopic imaging may be misleading when used for guiding optimal deployment of adjacent-sequential stents, whereas implementation of the StentBoost™ (Philips Medical Systems) fluoroscopic technique, which greatly enhances stent visualization in such procedures, may improve the assessment of stent positioning, preventing overlap failure or excessive overlapping.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / instrumentation
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Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / methods*
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Coronary Angiography / instrumentation
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Coronary Angiography / methods*
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Coronary Artery Disease / diagnostic imaging
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Coronary Artery Disease / therapy*
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Coronary Occlusion / diagnostic imaging
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Coronary Occlusion / therapy*
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Drug-Eluting Stents*
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Fluoroscopy / instrumentation
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Fluoroscopy / methods
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Humans
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Image Enhancement / instrumentation
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Image Enhancement / methods*
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Radiographic Image Enhancement / instrumentation
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Radiographic Image Enhancement / methods
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Treatment Outcome