title: Late incomplete lesion coverage following Cypher stent deployment for diffuse right coronary artery stenosis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Research Foundation and Lenox Hill Heart and Vascular Institute, New York, New York 10022, USA. ahalkin@crf.org
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Halkin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Carlier
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Leon
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D004343:Drug Implants; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D020123:Sirolimus