Single bailout stenting for threatened coronary closure complicating balloon angioplasty

Abstract

Our study suggests that single bailout stenting for threatened closure in selected patients is associated with a favorable short and mid-term outcome, with minimal risk of early stent closure and a low restenosis rate. Restenosis rate, however, remains high in diabetic patients, stent placement for vessel recoil indication and those receiving < 3 mm diameter stents.