Reconstruction of an accidentally crushed stent guided by intravascular ultrasound during a left main percutaneous coronary intervention

We present a case of an accidentally crushed stent due to an unnoticed passage of a guidewire through a lateral stent strut with subsequent stent compression after balloon dilatation, during a planned percutaneous coronary intervention on the left main. The crushed stent segment was reconstructed wi...

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Main Authors: Mohsen Mohandes, Mauricio Torres, Sergio Rojas, Francisco Fernández, Jordi Guarinos, Cristina Moreno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-05-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S217420491730137X