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Iatrogenic coronary artery stenosis following coronary stenting
Author(s) -
Hamby Robert I.,
Petrossian George A.,
Lituchy Andrew E.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1522-726x(199904)46:4<393::aid-ccd1>3.0.co;2-a
Subject(s) - medicine , stent , cardiology , stenosis , coronary stenting , artery , lesion , catheter , radiology , surgery , restenosis
We present 6‐month follow‐up of 435 patients undergoing stent deployment. Forty‐four patients were referred because of myocardial ischemia related to the stented artery. In six of these patients (14%), the stented vessel revealed a new proximal lesion separated from the stented portion, which warranted further intervention. It is felt that these new lesions are related to the stenting technique as a result of local trauma induced from the guiding catheter. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent. 46:393–397, 1999. © 1999 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.