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- Title
When Size Matters: Lessons Learned from Left Main Stent Embolization and Retrieval.
- Authors
Larose, Eric; Rogers, Campbell D.; Simon, Daniel I.
- Abstract
While the advantages of drug-eluting stents (DES) have been demonstrated in moderate and small-sized vessels, the benefits of DES use in selected larger vessels are increasingly recognized. In the following case presentation, the use of a DES outside the approved vessel diameter to treat left main coronary artery disease led to retrograde migration of the stent over the guiding catheter. Solutions to capturing and retrieving a stent in this position are discussed and our approach to resolving the situation is presented.
- Subjects
THERAPEUTIC embolization; SURGICAL stents; CORONARY arteries; CATHETERIZATION; DRUG delivery systems; CASE studies
- Publication
Journal of Interventional Cardiology, 2006, Vol 19, Issue 4, p350
- ISSN
0896-4327
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1540-8183.2006.00160.x