Compliant vs non-compliant balloons - A prospective randomized study

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Seyithanoglu B., Masud A., Ergene O., Morris W., Kozan O., Corbelli J., ...More

JAPANESE HEART JOURNAL, vol.39, no.1, pp.45-54, 1998 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 39 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 1998
  • Doi Number: 10.1536/ihj.39.45
  • Journal Name: JAPANESE HEART JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.45-54
  • Keywords: percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, compliant balloon material, non-compliant balloon material, LUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY, CLINICAL OUTCOMES, COMPLICATIONS, PTCA
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

In this prospective randomized trial we explored the possibility of different procedural outcomes with regard to compliant (polyolefin copolymer (POC)), and non-compliant (polyethylene terapthelate (PET)) balloon materials commonly used during percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA).