Successful management of dislodged stents during percutaneous coronary intervention.
Stent dislodgement is a very rare but recognized and potentially serious complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). This case series describe the incidence and etiology of such cases at National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi during the year 2008 and the method of treatment of this complication.
Farman
Muhammad Tariq
MT
National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD), Karachi.
Sial
Jawaid Akbar
JA
Saghir
Tahir
T
Rizvi
Syed Nadeem Hasan
SN
Rasool
Syed Ishtiaq
SI
Jamal
Syed Zahid
SZ
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents