Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) with stent implantation is widely
used for the treatment of coronary stenosis. However, restenosis after stent implantation …

The behavior of an expansion of balloon-expandable stent is in three-dimensional space.
Therefore, it is necessary to observe in three-dimensions, however little previous research …

PURPOSE: To develop and evaluate a technique for measuring the radial resistive force,
chronic outward force, and dimensions of self-expanding stents. MATERIALS AND …

Balloon-expandable stents are used routinely in the treatment of coronary artery disease.
Their effectiveness is limited by the occurrence of restenosis. Previous studies have …

Coronary stents are small scaffolds routinely implanted during angioplasty procedures to re-
open coronary arteries which have become narrowed by an atherosclerotic plaque. Despite …

The level of restenosis following coronary artery stenting may be related to the deployed
stent geometry. This study investigated the influence of two balloon folding patterns …

Background Stent elongation during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has been
recently reported. At our hospital, bench test using phantom confirmed different degree of …

Coronary stent is an important device used in Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary
Angioplasty (PTCA) which is usually implanted to support the stenosed artery. Its expansion …

Background Recently, stent longitudinal deformation is becoming to be one of the clinical
issue. The objective of this study was to evaluate how post stent dilatation with large balloon …

Stent underexpansion in calcified coronary stenosis is an important predictor of major short-
and long-term adverse cardiovascular events. In this case, we describe a novel method for …