Why the study?
Dislodgement of a fully expanded coronary stent during PCI is a rare and serious complication with few reported cases, which can cause major adverse events or death if not managed properly.
The crushing technique is presented as a management strategy for the rare and serious complication of fully expanded stent dislodgement during PCI.
Crushing may salvage irretrievable fully expanded stent dislodgement as last-resort bailout; leaves open safety and generalizability beyond this case.
Dislodgement of the coronary stent during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a rare and serious complication. This complication usually occurs when an undeployed stent unintentionally dislocates from the balloon. A few cases of fully expanded stent dislodgement have been reported in the literature. If not managed properly, it may cause major adverse events and even death.
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