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Mechanical compression of coronary artery stents: Potential hazard for patients undergoing cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Author(s) -
Windecker Stephan,
Maier Willibald,
Eberli Franz R.,
Meier Bernhard,
Hess Otto M.
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(200012)51:4<464::aid-ccd19>3.0.co;2-6
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiopulmonary resuscitation , cardiology , stent , resuscitation , artery , complication , shock (circulatory) , compression (physics) , surgery , materials science , composite material
Mechanical compression of coronary artery stents may be associated with a fatal outcome as the result of refractory myocardial ischemia. We present the history of an 83‐yr‐old patient, who died owing to hemorrhagic shock 3 days after stent implantation, despite immediate cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Postmortem examination showed stent compression, probably due to mechanical deformation during CPR. This complication has been reported in two other cases in the literature, suggesting that CPR may be hazardous to patients with coronary artery stents. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent. 51:464–467, 2000. © 2000 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.