Frequency-domain optical coherence tomography assessment of unfavorable kissing-balloon result in unprotected left main intervention

JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2013 Dec;6(12):1324-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2013.01.143.

Authors

Yusuke Fujino¹, Guilherme F Attizzani², Satoko Tahara¹, Kensuke Takagi¹, Hiram G Bezerra², Sunao Nakamura¹, Marco A Costa³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiology, New Tokyo Hospital, Chiba, Japan.
² Division of Cardiology, Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio.
³ Division of Cardiology, Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 24355122
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2013.01.143

No abstract available

Keywords: frequency-domain optical coherence tomography; kissing-balloon technique; unprotected left main coronary artery.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / adverse effects*
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / instrumentation
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Artery Disease / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Artery Disease / pathology
Coronary Artery Disease / therapy*
Coronary Vessels / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Vessels / pathology*
Humans
Male
Predictive Value of Tests
Stents
Tomography, Optical Coherence*
Treatment Outcome