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An unusual complication during deployment of a multi‐link stent
Author(s) -
Simons Alan J.,
Caputo Ronald P.,
Esente Paolo,
Giambartolomei Alessandro,
Bowser Michael,
Reger Mark,
Walford Gary
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(199905)47:1<58::aid-ccd13>3.0.co;2-b
Subject(s) - medicine , interventional cardiology , complication , software deployment , stent , surgery , cardiology , intensive care medicine , radiology , computer science , operating system
The use of intracoronary stents has greatly impacted on the practice of interventional cardiology. Complications due to equipment failure during deployment of stents are rare but potentially serious. We report a case of a malfunctioning Multi‐Link delivery system and the successful treatment of the resulting complications. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent. 47:58–60, 1999. © 1999 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.