Impact of the Balloon Inflation Time and Pattern on the Coronary Stent Expansion

Figure 2

Comparison of in-stent diameter and CSA between 5 and 10, 10 and 20, and 30 and 30 seconds deployment time, respectively, by IVUS and OCT. Abbreviations: CSA: cross-section area; IVUS: intravascular ultrasonography; OCT: optical coherence tomography.