Successful transcatheter retrieval of an embolized stent from the left ventricle.
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.
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Hüseyin
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Department of Cardiology, Akdeniz University School of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey. drhy@um.turkcell.com.tr
Belgi
Aytül
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Demir
Ibrahim
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Başarici
Ibrahim
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Sancaktar
Oktay
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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