The "Concorde" stent: a novel use of a stiff bent guidewire to facilitate stent deployment.
A patient was referred for treatment of a partially deployed Palmaz-Schatz coronary stent placed in the left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery. After crossing the stent with a guidewire, the stent was optimally dilated with a high-pressure balloon. Several novel methods used to achieve success are discussed, along with suggestions on how to avoid common problems.
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Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
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D000368:Aged; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D004867:Equipment Design; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*