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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Resistance to coronary blood flow in a coronary vessel is not only due to the severity of a focal stenosis, but also to the length of that stenosis. Long lesions that are moderate in nature may therefore cause a significant resistance to flow. | |||
==Treatment== | ==Treatment== | ||
If a bare metal stent is placed, it should be remembered that the risk of restenosis proportional to the length of the bare-metal stent placed in the segment. | If a bare metal stent is placed, it should be remembered that the risk of restenosis proportional to the length of the bare-metal stent placed in the segment. | ||
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Overview
Resistance to coronary blood flow in a coronary vessel is not only due to the severity of a focal stenosis, but also to the length of that stenosis. Long lesions that are moderate in nature may therefore cause a significant resistance to flow.
Treatment
If a bare metal stent is placed, it should be remembered that the risk of restenosis proportional to the length of the bare-metal stent placed in the segment.