title: Acute stent recoil in the left main coronary artery treated with additional stenting.
abstract: We report a case of acute stent recoil occurring after the stenting of an ostial left main coronary artery lesion. The marked recoil after high-pressure balloon inflation confirmed that the radial force of the first stent was unable to ensure vessel patency. The addition of a second stent provided the necessary support to achieve a good final result. This case illustrates a possible complication of aorto-ostial angioplasty that could be treated with double stenting.
authors.affiliation: Service de Cardiologie, Centre Hospitalier Sain Philibert, 115 rue du grand But, B.P. 249-59462, Lomme, Cedex, France. kaisbattikh@caramail.com
authors.forename: Kais
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Battikh
authors.forename: Riadh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rihani
authors.forename: Jean Michel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lemahieu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents