title: Snare removal of a deformed coronary stent via radial artery during percutaneous intervention for acute myocardial infarction.
abstract: A 49-year-old man underwent emergent coronary angiography for acute inferior myocardial infarction (MI). After balloon angioplasty of culprit right coronary artery (RCA) occlusion, a Promus Element stent would not advance to the target lesion. The proximal end of the stent became compressed against the tip of the guiding catheter, such that the stent could neither be advanced nor withdrawn. This case illustrates the technical aspects of snare removal of a severely deformed stent via the radial artery.
authors.affiliation: The Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Beaumont Hospitals, Royal Oak, MI 48073 USA. Ivan.Hanson@beaumont.edu.
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hanson
authors.forename: Justin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Trivax
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hanzel
mesh_terms: D017023:Coronary Angiography; D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000628:therapy*; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention; D017534:Radial Artery; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016896:Treatment Outcome