[The kissing balloon in angioplasty of coronary stenosis involving the bifurcation of a major branch]

G Ital Cardiol. 1988 Jan;18(1):68-71.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

A case of severe effort angina treated with Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA) is described. The critical coronary lesion involved the left anterior descending coronary artery and the origin of a first diagonal branch. The "kissing balloon" technique was used. After a year, the immediate positive angiographic results remained unchanged.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Angioplasty, Balloon / methods*
  • Coronary Disease / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Disease / pathology
  • Coronary Disease / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Radiography