title: Successful transcatheter retrieval of an embolized stent from the left ventricle.
abstract: Systemic embolization complicating intracoronary stenting before deployment is a rare complication; although it was not associated with any clinical sequelae, great care should be taken to prevent this possibility. We report a case of the successful retrieval of an embolized stent from the left ventricle during percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty of a left anterior descending coronary artery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Akdeniz University School of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey. drhy@um.turkcell.com.tr
authors.forename: Hüseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Y lmaz
authors.forename: Aytül
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Belgi
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Demir
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Başarici
authors.forename: Oktay
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sancaktar
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000628:therapy; D020878:Device Removal; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004869:Equipment Safety; D005260:Female; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents