title: Circumferential strut fracture as a mechanism of "crush" bifurcation restenosis.
abstract: The "Crush" procedure is a 2-stent technique for the treatment of bifurcation lesions with greater rates of in-stent restenosis than the Culotte technique. In conclusion, we report a possible mechanism for this discrepancy in the case of severe Crush stent fracture with associated focal restenosis identified by postmortem microcomputed tomography and histologic examination.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Section, Virginia-Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute, Roanoke, VA, USA.
authors.forename: Sulaiman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rathore
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ball
authors.forename: Masataka
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakano
authors.forename: Aaron
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.forename: Renu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Virmani
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Foerst
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D023903:Coronary Restenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000601:surgery*; D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011475:Prosthesis Failure