Therapeutic repositioning of a Gianturco-Roubin II coronary stent after initial deployment.
Movement of coronary stents after deployment can produce complications. We report a case of stent migration that led to stent coverage of a distal dissection, obviating the need for placement of a second stent. In this case, stent movement was therapeutic.
Blankenship
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Department of Cardiology, Geisinger Medical Center, Penn State Geisinger Health System, Danville 17822, USA. jblankenship@psghs.edu
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D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000628:therapy*; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017225:Atherectomy, Coronary; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D019233:Retreatment; D015607:Stents