Key result
Implantation of half a Palmaz-Schatz stent improved angioplasty results with no stent thrombosis occurring in eight patients with thrombus-containing coronary lesions.
Why the study?
Does implantation of half a Palmaz-Schatz stent improve angiographic outcomes and prevent stent thrombosis in patients with inadequate angioplasty results due to thrombus?
Case Report (n=8)
Does implantation of half a Palmaz-Schatz stent improve angiographic outcomes and prevent stent thrombosis in patients with inadequate angioplasty results due to thrombus?
Implantation of half a Palmaz-Schatz stent may improve angiographic outcomes without causing stent thrombosis in thrombus-containing coronary lesions.
May support half-stent use in thrombus lesions; leaves open confirmation in larger prospective studies.
Coronary stenoses associated with thrombus can lead to poor angioplasty results and increased procedural complications. Stenting in the presence of thrombus is associated with an increased risk of stent thrombosis. We report eight patients in whom half a Palmaz-Schatz stent was implanted for inadequate angioplasty results owing to thrombus. Stenting resulted in improved angioplasty results; no stent thrombosis occurred.
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Mehan et al. (1994) conducted a case report in Coronary stenoses associated with thrombus (n=8). Half (disarticulated) Palmaz-Schatz stent was evaluated on Stent thrombosis. Implantation of half a Palmaz-Schatz stent improved angioplasty results with no stent thrombosis occurring in eight patients with thrombus-containing coronary lesions.
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