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PCI of RCA ostial lesions has long posed a challenge for interventional cardiologists for the following two reasons: (1) the RCA ostium is too rigid to be dilated successfully and is likely to show severe recoil, resulting in a high restenosis rate, and (2) stent fracture and restenosis occur frequently at the region several millimeters from the ostium.
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Mitsudo, K. (2021). Stenting of RCA Ostial Lesions. In: Non-Pushing PCI Techniques. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7043-8_3
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