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Dog Boning

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Dog Boning
A term of art referring to the expansion of an angioplasty balloon at the proximal and distal ends—likened to a dog bone—of a stent that has been positioned inside of a stenosed coronary, carotid or vertebral artery with atherosclerosis. Dog boning results in suboptimal expansion of the stent; the risk of its occurrence can be minimised by slow inflation of a properly positioned balloon and stent
dog boning
Interventional cardiology A complication caused when an angioplasty balloon becomes excessively expanded at either end of a stent–likened to a dog bone. See Stent.
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