Is duration of balloon inflation for optimal stent deployment : five seconds enough?
The duration of stent balloon inflation has a significant impact on stent expansion. Stent deployment for >25 sec is recommended.
A greater baseline red cell distribution width value was associated with myocardial injury and elevated cardiac troponin I levels in non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome. Therefore, the red cell distribution width could be considered for risk stratification of acute coronary syndrome patients admitted to emergency departments.