Prolonged versus brief balloon inflation during arterial angioplasty for de novo atherosclerotic disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Prolonged versus brief balloon inflation during arterial angioplasty for de novo atherosclerotic disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Objective Angioplasty is a fundamental treatment for atherosclerotic disease and may be performed as the sole therapy in small vessel disease. However, the ideal duration of balloon inflation has not yet been identified. Our study investigated whether prolonged inflation of at least 1-min d...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mark Rockley, Prasad Jetty, Aleksandar Radonjic, Kathleen Rockley, George Wells, Dean Fergusson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-08-01
Series:CVIR Endovascular
Subjects:
Endovascular
Angioplasty
Duration
Prolonged inflation
Stenosis
Residual stenosis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42155-019-0072-2

Internet

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42155-019-0072-2

Similar Items