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Coronary balloon catheter tip damage. A bench study of a clinical problem

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To confirm clinically that coronary balloon catheter tips may be damaged during bifurcation treatment with side‐branch access through the side of a stent. On the bench, we aimed to assess… Click to show full abstract

To confirm clinically that coronary balloon catheter tips may be damaged during bifurcation treatment with side‐branch access through the side of a stent. On the bench, we aimed to assess the susceptibility of different balloon designs to damage. We compared catheter tip widths. We tested whether balloon tip flaring can cause stent distortion.

Keywords: catheter; catheter tip; balloon catheter; balloon; coronary balloon

Journal Title: Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions
Year Published: 2018

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