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Lost stent retrieved by multiwire technique
23 Nov 2018
Total stent loss during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is explained here with the multiwire retrieval techniques. Retrieval techniques are technically challenging and evidence for their success is limited.
Case study: reversing heparin Type V perforation
23 Nov 2018
Consult this case study on reversing heparin in a Type V coronary perforation complication, a female 76-year old patient.
Bioresorbable scaffolds versus metallic stents - interview with Patrick Serruys
18 May 2017
Patrick Serruys has been instrumental in developing several key innovations in coronary angioplasty, including drug-eluting stents and quantitative coronary angiography. Furthermore, he became interested in developing bioresorbable scaffolds when he felt guilty about implanting a metallic stent into such “delicate biological structure” as the coronary vessel.
