Late incomplete lesion coverage following Cypher stent deployment for diffuse right coronary artery stenosis.
The availability of the only drug eluting stent currently approved in the USA has been limited, so that operators often resort to the deployment of multiple undersized stents and post-stenting high pressure inflations with larger balloons to achieve optimal lesion coverage and stent expansion. A case of stent fracture following percutaneous coronary intervention in which this strategy was used is reported.
Halkin
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Cardiovascular Research Foundation and Lenox Hill Heart and Vascular Institute, New York, New York 10022, USA. ahalkin@crf.org
Carlier
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Leon
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D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000379:methods; D023903:Coronary Restenosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004343:Drug Implants / Q000009:adverse effects; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008875:Middle Aged; D019233:Retreatment; D020123:Sirolimus / Q000008:administration & dosage; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional
D004343:Drug Implants; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D020123:Sirolimus