Diagnosis and treatment of coronary stent entanglement complicated by extreme stent distortion

A 2.5 x 32 mm Taxus Libert e stent was deployed at high pressure in the proximal right coronary artery (RCA) of a 71-year-old male patient, but the distal part of the lesion remained uncovered. A second stent (Driver 2.5 x 12 mm) could not be advanced through the first one and was withdrawn. The pul...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of invasive cardiology 2008-03, Vol.20 (3), p.E67-E70
Hauptverfasser:	Hernández-Antolín, Rosa Ana, Suárez, Alfonso, Corros, Cecilia
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acute Coronary Syndrome - therapy Aged Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary Coronary Occlusion - diagnostic imaging Coronary Occlusion - etiology Coronary Vessels - surgery Echocardiography, Transesophageal Humans Male Prosthesis Failure Stents - adverse effects Tomography, Spiral Computed Vascular Surgical Procedures - methods
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