Embolization of a stent from an arteriovenous graft into the right ventricle in a patient on chronic hemodialysis.

E mbolization of a venous stent is a rare but potentially catastrophic complication of peripheral vascular intervention. We report a case of a woman with chronic kidney disease who had recently received an endovascular stent to treat a compromised arteriovenous graft. While cases of stent embolization have been reported with other applications, this case represents the fi rst reported proximal embolization of an arteriovenous dialysis graft stent. With the potential increase in utilization of percutaneous intervention to manage dialysis graft failure, the incidence of this complication will likely increase (1).