Impact of main-branch calcified plaque on side-branch stenosis in bifurcation stenting: an optical coherence tomography study

Int J Cardiol. 2014 Oct 20;176(3):1056-60. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.07.143. Epub 2014 Aug 2.

¹ Department of Cardiology, New Tokyo Hospital, Chiba, Japan. Electronic address: [email protected].
² The Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute, University Hospitals, Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA; Division of Interventional Cardiology, Pitangueiras Hospital, Jundiai, SP, Brazil.
³ Department of Cardiology, New Tokyo Hospital, Chiba, Japan.
⁴ The Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute, University Hospitals, Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.

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Keywords: Frequency-domain optical coherence tomography; Percutaneous coronary intervention; Side-branch stenosis.

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