Key result
Synthetic stent graft implantation successfully rescues an unexpanded, irretrievable RCA stent.
Why the study?
Stent loss and failure of retrieval during percutaneous coronary intervention are rare but clinically important complications requiring effective management strategies.
Case Report (n=1)
Implantation of a synthetic stent graft can be a successful management strategy for an unexpanded, irretrievable coronary stent.
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Stent graft implantation may offer a bailout for irretrievable unexpanded stents; leaves open the need for systematic safety data beyond this case.
Stent loss and failure of retrieval are rare; nevertheless, complications have to be taken into account during percutaneous coronary intervention. Here we report a case of an unexpanded, irretrievable Palmaz-Schatz stent in the proximal right coronary artery near to the ostium and the successful management by implanting a synthetic stent graft. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent. 46:344–349, 1999.
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Lotze et al. (1999) conducted a case report in Unexpanded, irretrievable stent in the proximal right coronary artery (n=1). Synthetic stent graft implantation was evaluated. Implantation of a synthetic stent graft successfully managed an unexpanded, irretrievable Palmaz-Schatz stent in the proximal right coronary artery.
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