Posted in Cardiology -Interventional -PCI, Cardiology -Therapeutic dilemma, Cardiology -unresolved questions, tagged aorto ostial lesion, aorto ostial stenting, coronary ostial stenting, merit medical ostio pro stent system, ostial dissection in rca, ostio pro coronary stent system, proximal left main disease, rca stent projecting to aorta, stent, stent lost in aortic root, stent migration, stent projection in aortic root, stenting, tips and tricks cath lab left main stenting, tips for aorto ostial stenting on November 2, 2014| 1 Comment »
Aorto ostial stenting requires extra caution and special technique. It always worry us what if few mm of metal might project into Aorta when we stent a RCA or left main ostium.
To prevent this ,Merit- medical has innovated a catheter that help us position the stent exactly at the ostial level .It is done with a help of an octopus like buttressing arm that support the aortic wall when the stent is deployed .
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Dr.S.Venkatesan MD 