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<journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">CC</journal-id>
<journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">Cardiol Croat</journal-id>
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<journal-title>Cardiologia Croatica</journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="pubmed">Cardiol. Croat.</abbrev-journal-title>
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<issn pub-type="ppub">1848-543X</issn>
<issn pub-type="epub">1848-5448</issn>
<publisher><publisher-name>Croatian Cardiac Society</publisher-name></publisher>
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<article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">CC 2020 15_3-4_47</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15836/ccar2020.47</article-id>
<article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Extended Abstract</subject></subj-group>
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<article-title>Should we kiss?</article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1010-181X</contrib-id><name><surname>Vu&#x010D;kovi&#x0107;</surname><given-names>Marin</given-names></name><xref ref-type="corresp" rid="cor1">*</xref></contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7487-1189</contrib-id><name><surname>Makarovi&#x0107;</surname><given-names>Sandra</given-names></name></contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6689-3177</contrib-id><name><surname>Makarovi&#x0107;</surname><given-names>Zorin</given-names></name></contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6001-3378</contrib-id><name><surname>Kirner</surname><given-names>Damir</given-names></name></contrib>
<aff id="aff1"><institution>University Hospital Centre Osijek</institution>, <addr-line>Osijek</addr-line>, <country>Croatia</country></aff>
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<corresp id="cor1"><label>*</label>ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE: Marin Vu&#x010D;kovi&#x0107;, KBC Osijek, J. Huttlera 4, HR-31000 Osijek, Croatia. /&#x2028;Phone: + 385-98-278-937 / E-mail: <email xlink:href="marin.vuckovic@gmail.com">marin.vuckovic@gmail.com</email></corresp></author-notes>
<pub-date pub-type="epub-ppub"><month>03</month><year>2020</year></pub-date>
<volume>15</volume>
<issue>3-4</issue>
<fpage>47</fpage>
<lpage>47</lpage>
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<date date-type="received"><day>19</day><month>02</month><year>2020</year></date>
<date date-type="accepted"><day>22</day><month>02</month><year>2020</year></date>
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<copyright-year>2020</copyright-year>
<copyright-holder>Croatian Cardiac Society</copyright-holder>
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<kwd-group kwd-group-type="author"><title>KEYWORDS: </title><kwd>coronary artery bifurcation</kwd><kwd>provisional stenting</kwd><kwd>kissing balloons</kwd></kwd-group>
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<p>Atherosclerotic disease predominantly occurs in the position of the biggest blood turbulations. Pathophysiologicaly this position is prone to shear stress. In interventional cardiology this position is called coronary bifurcation. Bifurcation stenting depends on distribution of atherosclerotic burden and anatomical structure of main and side branches. The problem lies in wright conformation of delivered stents and wright anatomical structure that should mimic natural blood flow. Because of this physical law debate is on how to adequately form positioned stents through postdilatation. One common way is doing kissing balloons. We will show the importance of these techniques through medical literature data (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="r1"><italic>1</italic></xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="r2"><italic>2</italic></xref>), that were published in last 5 years, and try to propose recommendation for kissing balloons in one stent, and two stents techniques. We will show several examples of one and two stent techniques and our solutions. In conclusion, based on literature review and our practice, we think that kissing balloon could be optional in provisional stenting, but desirable, not mandatory, in two stents techniques.</p>
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<title>LITERATURE</title>
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