MGuard® stent retrieval after failed implantation and withdrawal.
We present two cases of right coronary artery occlusion in which MGuard® stent implantation failed for different causes, leading to a retrieval procedure adapted to the situation. Complete retrieval was possible in both cases. These cases illustrate the need for careful selection of the lesions that are going to be treated with this type of stent, for which pre-dilatation is recommended in severe lesions located just after an acute vessel angle, the evaluation of proximal angulation and calcification, as well as strategies for complete retrieval in case of implantation failure.
Hemodynamics and Interventional Cardiology Section, Cardiology Department, Hospital Universitario Infanta Cristina, Badajoz, Spain. Electronic address: lopez-minguez@hotmail.com.
José Ramón
JR
López-Mínguez
Hemodynamics and Interventional Cardiology Section, Cardiology Department, Hospital Universitario Infanta Cristina, Badajoz, Spain.
Juan Manuel
JM
Nogales-Asensio
Hemodynamics and Interventional Cardiology Section, Cardiology Department, Hospital Universitario Infanta Cristina, Badajoz, Spain.
Reyes
R
González-Fernández
D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003326:Coronary Circulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D057505:Embolic Protection Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000628:therapy*; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome
Acute myocardial infarction; Angiography; Bare metal stent; Coronary; Stent