Transesophageal echocardiography can be utilized to detect longitudinal coronary stent deformation, enabling appropriate perioperative management adjustments.
TEE may detect stent deformation intraoperatively in select cases; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
We describe a case of longitudinal stent deformation (LSD) detected by transesophageal echocardiography (TEE).LSD is a potentially serious complication, given that it has shown to be associated with stent thrombosis; therefore, anesthesiologists should be aware of a patient's LSD status prior to surgery so that they can take appropriate measures. Understanding how TEE can be used to detect LSD will, therefore, greatly benefit anesthesiologists. We report a case of LSD detection by TEE and describe the subsequent change in surgical procedure.
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