What is bifurcation stent?

Bifurcated stent system is a novel platform designed reproducibly to permit stenting in bifurcation lesions regardless of branch angulation or plaque location, in a short simple procedure.

What is coronary bifurcation?

A bifurcation is defined as a division of a main, parent branch into two daughter branches of at least 2.0 mm. Bifurcation lesions in coronary artery disease (CAD) are common, encompassing 15-18% of lesions treated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

What is a bifurcation lesion?

A bifurcation lesion is a coronary artery narrowing occurring adjacent to, and/or involving, the origin of a significant side branch that you do not want to lose. The very simple Medina classification is intended for exchange and clinical research purposes.

How much do drug-eluting stents cost?

Each drug-eluting coronary stent costs a hospital an average of $2,500, about $1,800 more than the cost of a similar bare-metal stent.

What does bifurcation mean in medical terms?

a division into two branches
[bi-fur-ka´shun] 1. a division into two branches, such as a blood vessel, or a tooth that has two roots. Bifurcatio aortae (aortic bifurcation), showing the branching of the abdominal aorta into the common iliac arteries, and from there to the internal and external iliac arteries.

What is a bifurcation procedure?

Bifurcation is the splitting of a case into two separate trials. Generally, a civil lawsuit can be naturally divided into two major issues for a trier of fact, such as a judge or a jury, to decide: liability and damages. In a bifurcated case, the issues of liability and damages are decided separately.

What is vessel bifurcation?

A vascular bifurcation is composed of a parent vessel and two daughter vessels that diverge from the parent vessel. Diameters of the vessels are given by D, D1 and D2 for the parent, daughter 1 and daughter 2, respectively as shown in Figure 1.

Which company stent is best?

Top 5 Vendors in the Global Vascular Stents Market from 2017 to 2021: Technavio

  • Competitive vendor landscape.
  • Abbott.
  • Boston Scientific.
  • Cardinal Health.
  • Cook Medical.
  • Medtronic.
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What is an example of bifurcation?

An example of bifurication is a fork in the road. The act or fact of bifurcating. (biology) A division into two branches. (by extension) Any place where one thing divides into two.