Plaque herniation through an intracoronary stent.
We present a case where a Wiktor intracoronary stent was inserted for 'poor angiographic result' following balloon angioplasty. Despite appropriate positioning and repeated dilation of the stent a suboptimal result was achieved because of plaque herniation through the stent. The case emphasizes that the choice of stent used is important and will become more so as the number of choices available increases.
Academic Department of Cardiology, Glenfield General Hospital, Leicester, UK.
M J
MJ
Brack
L N
LN
Forbat
J D
JD
Skehan
A H
AH
Gershlick
D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents