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Intravascular ultrasound catheter entrapment after coronary artery stenting
Author(s) -
Sasseen Brett M.,
Burke James A.,
Shah Rakesh,
Costa Marco A.,
Zenni Martin,
Gilmore Paul,
Bass Theodore A.
Publication year - 2002
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/ccd.10244
Subject(s) - medicine , intravascular ultrasound , stent , entrapment , perforation , catheter , radiology , coronary artery disease , cardiology , surgery , materials science , metallurgy , punching
Intracoronary ultrasound (IVUS) facilitates optimal stent deployment in the treatment of coronary artery disease, which may favorably improve long‐term outcome after stenting. Complications associated with IVUS include coronary vasospasm and rarely more serious adverse events such as vessel perforation or stent deformation. We report an IVUS catheter tip entrapment within a self‐deploying nitinol stent. Cathet Cardiovasc Intervent 2002;57:229–233. © 2002 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.