title: Stent strut fracture-induced restenosis in a bifurcation lesion treated with the crush stenting technique.
abstract: Percutaneous treatment of a bifurcation lesion still shows a significant complication rate, mainly because of restenosis at the ostial site of the side branch vessel. Different techniques, such as V-stenting, culottes-stenting or crush stenting, allow full ostial coverage and may therefore achieve uniform drug distribution within the lesion. The crush technique results in a strong mechanical constraint on the side branch stent. A case of stent strut fracture-induced restenosis in a bifurcation lesion treated with the crush stenting technique is described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Toyohashi Heart Center, Toyohashi, Japan.
authors.forename: Jean-Francois
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Surmely
authors.forename: Yoshihisa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kinoshita
authors.forename: Debabrata
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dash
authors.forename: Tetsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsubara
authors.forename: Mitsuyasu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Terashima
authors.forename: Mariko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ehara
authors.forename: Tatsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Kenya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nasu
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takeda
authors.forename: Nobuyoshi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Takahiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Katoh
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D023903:Coronary Restenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents