Mini-STAR as bail-out strategy for percutaneous coronary interventions and complications
Coronary balloon fracture complications
The mini-STAR technique is a promising bailout strategy for the management of entrapped enflated balloons in the event of complications, achieving a high procedural success rate and low occurrence of procedural adverse events.
A 2nd guidewire is advanced in the subintimal space upstream from the entrapped balloon zone and re enter downstream from it. A 2nd small balloon is advanced on this guidewire and is inflated facing the entrapped balloon zone. This manoeuvre can unblock the entrapped balloon.
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