Stent fracture: How frequently is it recognized?

Stent fracture: How frequently is it recognized?

In spite of there being several case reports, coronary stent fracture is not a well-recognized entity and incidence rates are likely to be underestimated. In this article, we review different aspects of stent fracture, including incidence, classification, predictors, outcome, diagnosis, and manageme...

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Veröffentlicht in:Heart views 2013-04, Vol.14 (2), p.72-81
Hauptverfasser: Mohsen, Mohammed, Alqahtani, Awad, suwaidi, Jassim
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)
Health aspects
instent restenosis
Prevalence studies (Epidemiology)
Review
Stent (Surgery)
stent fracture
stent thrombosis
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Zusammenfassung:In spite of there being several case reports, coronary stent fracture is not a well-recognized entity and incidence rates are likely to be underestimated. In this article, we review different aspects of stent fracture, including incidence, classification, predictors, outcome, diagnosis, and management.
ISSN:1995-705X
0976-5123
DOI:10.4103/1995-705X.115501