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What is the incidence and what are the predictors of longitudinal compression of the platinum-chromium everolimus-eluting stent during coronary implantation?
What is the incidence and what are the predictors of longitudinal compression of the platinum-chromium everolimus-eluting stent during coronary implantation?
The Element stent has lower longitudinal strength than contemporary platforms, making it susceptible to longitudinal compression during complex interventions such as ostial or bifurcation lesions.
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May warrant caution with Element stent in ostial or bifurcation lesions; observational data leave open effects on outcomes and optimal stent choice.
The Element stent exhibits the lowest overall longitudinal strength compared with four contemporary platforms. Longitudinal compression of the Element stent is a rare complication and occurs more frequently in ostial or bifurcation lesions and with multiple stents.
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Leibundgut et al. (2012) studied this question.
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