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An unusual mechanism of coronary stent dislodgment and localization
Author(s) -
Klein Lloyd W.,
Tessalee Meechai
Publication year - 2000
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 - 10.1002/1522-726x(200010)51:2<214::aid-ccd18>3.0.co;2-y
Subject(s) - medicine , stent , mechanism (biology) , catheter , surgery , cardiac catheterization , coronary stent , radiology , restenosis , philosophy , epistemology
Stent dislodgment from its delivery catheter is a rare yet clinically important entity in cardiac catheterization. We report a highly unusual case of stent loss and subsequent localization in the guiding catheter. Our hypothesized mechanism of stent dislodgment should be recognized by the medical community. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent. 51:214–216, 2000. © 2000 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.