Side Branch Stent and a Buddy Balloon “Shoulder Lift” Technique
ABSTRACT
Coronary bifurcation lesions are some of the most challenging and frequently encountered lesions in interventional practice, representing nearly 20% of all percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures. Quite often we find difficulty in stenting the side branch inspite of repeated dilatations; this may occur due to angulation of the side branch. We postulate a innovative technique where main branch balloon is used to align the side branch stent. This “shoulder lift” technique may be helpful in stenting difficult side branches in bifurcation interventions.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
Open Research
Data Availability Statement
The data that support the findings of this study are available on request from the corresponding author. The data are not publicly available due to privacy or ethical restrictions.