Snuggle T And Protrusion (S-TAP) technique for coronary bifurcation stenting: A step-by-step angiographic and illustration demonstration

T And small Protrusion (TAP) is a stenting technique that is utilized for the management of coronary bifurcation lesions when using a two-stent strategy. This technique is also useful whenever stenting of a main vessel (MV) jeopardizes a side branch (SB) or when a sub-optimal result is encountered in a daughter vessel after starting with one-stent approach. The conversion from one-stent strategy to TAP could be achieved smoothly and often leads to good results. Technically, optimal positioning of the SB stent to achieve the required protrusion into the lumen of the MV remains a challenge.
Source: Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research