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Chapter 29. Basic Stent Deployment Techniques
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When used for pretreatment before stenting, how does use of the AngioSculpt compare to balloon angioplasty?
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A. With comparable-sized devices, resultant cross-sectional areas (CSAs) are similar.
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B. With comparable-sized devices, cross-sectional area is greater with AngioSculpt regardless of lesion complexity.
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C. With comparable-sized devices, results with AngioSculpt are better in calcified or long lesions, but not other lesions.
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D. When used with comparable-sized devices, high-pressure balloon angioplasty generally results in larger CSA than AngioSculpt.
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After inflation to 16 atm with typical balloons, what is the average ratio of in vivo versus ex vivo minimum lumen diameter?
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To minimize the risk of DES restenosis using IVUS, what is the best approach to follow?
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A. Attempt to achieve minimal in-stent cross sectional area of >5.5 mm2 for all stents.
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B. Attempt to achieve minimal in-stent cross sectional area of >5.5 in vessels with reference diameters 2.25-3.00 mm.
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C. Attempt to achieve in-stent cross sectional area of >80% of adjacent normal reference segments.
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Which of the following imaging modalities most closely approximates in-vivo vessel dimensions?
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Which of the following is least closely related to the risk of stent thrombosis?
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