Embolised stent into the circumflex coronary artery during percutaneous coronary intervention.
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چکیده
Dislodgement and embolisation of the new generation of coronary stents before deployment are rare. If it is impossible to withdraw the embolised stent from the coronary artery, the stent may be crushed into the side wall of the coronary artery with a balloon over a wire passed alongside the embolised stent.
منابع مشابه
Successful retrieval of an unexpanded coronary stent from the left main coronary artery during primary percutaneous coronary intervention.
INTRODUCTION Dislodgement and embolization of the new generation of coronary stents before their deployment are rare but could constitute a very serious complication. CASE OUTLINE We report a case of a stent dislodgement into the left main coronary artery during the primary coronary intervention of infarct related left circumflex artery in a patient with acute myocardial infarction. The dislo...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- International heart journal
دوره 47 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006