Kissing balloon inflation in the aortic valve and left main stem: A novel coronary protection technique

Int J Cardiol. 2016 Nov 15:223:571-573. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.08.187. Epub 2016 Aug 9.

Authors

Toru Naganuma¹, Satoru Mitomo², Hiroto Yabushita², Hiroyoshi Kawamoto², Tatsuya Nakao³, Aleksandar Lazarevic⁴, Sunao Nakamura²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, New Tokyo Hospital, Chiba, Japan. Electronic address: torunaganuma@gmail.com.
² Department of Cardiology, New Tokyo Hospital, Chiba, Japan.
³ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, New Tokyo Hospital, Chiba, Japan.
⁴ Department of Cardiology, New Tokyo Hospital, Chiba, Japan; University Clinical Center Banja Luka, Banja Luca, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

PMID: 27561162
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.08.187

No abstract available

Keywords: Coronary obstruction; Kissing balloon inflation; Transcatheter aortic valve implantation.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / methods*
Aortic Valve Stenosis / diagnostic imaging*
Aortic Valve Stenosis / surgery*
Female
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
Humans