Kissing balloon

Case Series

A Case Series of Novel Technique of Coronary Protection for Patients With Low Coronary Height Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

09/18/2023

Azfar G. Zaman , BSc, MD, FRCP, MBChB;

Amjad Ghazal Asswad ;

Mohammad Alkhalil ;

Mohamed Farag , MSc, PhD;

Coronary artery occlusion (CAO) in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is rare but is associated with up to 50% mortality risk. We report a case series of a novel technique of coronary protection for patients...

Coronary artery occlusion (CAO)...

09/18/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

A Case Series of Novel Technique of Coronary Protection for Patients With Low Coronary Height Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

08/23/2023

Azfar G. Zaman , BSc, MD, FRCP, MBChB;

Amjad Ghazal Asswad ;

Mohamed Farag , MSc, PhD;

Mohammad Alkhalil ;

Coronary artery occlusion (CAO)...

08/23/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Predictors of Failure of Final Kissing-Balloon Inflation After Mini-Crush Stenting in Non-Left Main Bifurcation Lesions: Importance of the Main-Vessel Angle

02/26/2013

Zafer Elbasan , MD;

Mustafa Gür , MD;

Rabia Eker Akıllı , MD;

Gülhan Yüksel Kalkan , MD;

Durmuş Yıldıray Şahin , MD;

Murat Çaylı , MD;

The success of crush stenting depends on final kissing-balloon inflation (FKBI), which is potentially difficult. Although mini-crush stenting has a higher rate of successful FKBI, it still cannot be achieved in some patients. The aim of this...

The success of crush stenting...

02/26/2013

Journal of Invasive Cardiology