The outcomes of patients with very small coronary artery disease treated with thin strut cobalt chromium bare metal stents: an observational study

Ismail MD 1 , Ahmad WA 1 , Leschke M 2 , Waliszewski M 3 , Boxberger M 3 , Abidin IZ 1 Show all authors , Zuhdi AS 1

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Medicine, University of Malaya Medical Centre, 59100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2 Klinikum Esslingen, Esslingen, Germany
  • 3 Medical Scientific Affairs B.Braun Vascular Systems, Berlin, Germany
Springerplus, 2016;5(1):1668.
PMID: 27730026

Abstract

Percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) in coronary artery disease (CAD) with very small vessel diameters remains controversial and challenging. These lesions are usually more diffuse, calcified and tortuous. The usage of thin strut bare metal stents (BMS) with excellent crossing profiles in a very small caliber coronary lesions has increased the likelihood of procedural success.

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