ABSTRACT
Discrete lesions can be the simplest that the interventional cardiologist treats. They do raise some interesting questions, however, time and again:
• What to do about the nearby side branch? • Should the lesion be pre-dilated? • Are some stents better for some bits of the
coronary tree compared to others? • Is the production of a stent-like angiographic
result after balloon alone adequate or is it associated with an inferior outcome compared to that of a stent?
