title: Breakpoint: left main stent fracture--review of the literature.
abstract: The incidence and morbidity associated with stent fracture are unknown. Recommendations and evidence-based treatment are lacking. We report a case of symptomatic fracture of a sirolimus-eluting stent advancing from the left main into the circumflex coronary artery, forming an acute angle with calcifications at the hinge point; the literature is reviewed and treatment options are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Département Multidisciplinaire de Cardiologie, Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, and Université Laval, QC, Canada.
authors.forename: Helena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tizón-Marcos
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: De Larochellière
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Larose
mesh_terms: D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional