Figure 1
Percutaneous coronary intervention of a severe ostial left main coronary artery stenosis. (A, B) Severe (95%) stenosis of the ostial left main coronary artery; (C) intravascular ultrasound to assess lesion and plan stent sizing; (D) deployment of a 3.5 × 12 mm Xience (pre-dilated with a compliant balloon and postdilated with a noncompliant 4.0 × 12 mm balloon); (F) final angiography showing 0% residual stenosis with TIMI 3 flow distally without complications. TIMI: Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction Score