Complete stent dislodgement after successful implantation--a rare case.
A successfully deployed stent is normally stable in position and unlikely to be dislodged from the coronary artery. We report a case of complete stent dislodgement after successful implantation in a patient with recent anterior myocardial infarction (AMI). Coronary angulation, a highly calcified coronary artery, an under-deployed stent, and the process of rewiring contributed to this unexpected event. Fortunately, no unwanted complication occurred as a consequence of this event.
Department of Cardiology, Changi General Hospital, Singapore.
Hwa Wooi
HW
Gan
Anuj
A
Bhasin
Chiung-Jen
CJ
Wu
D000328:Adult; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000150:complications; D054059:Coronary Occlusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000628:therapy*; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D011859:Radiography; D015607:Stents