Stent underexpansion in angiographic guided percutaneous coronary intervention despite adjunctive balloon post-dilatation in drug eluting stent era

摘要

BACKGROUNDStent underexpansion is the most powerful predictor of long-term stent patency and clinical outcome. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the incidence and predictors of stent underexpansion despite adjunctive post-dilatation with non-compliant balloon.