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Emergency CABG for a migrated stent in a COVID‐19 positive patient
Author(s) -
Parra Juan F.,
Vinck Eric E.,
Sánchez Oscar,
Jiménez Andrés F.,
Núñez Federico
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/jocs.15523
Subject(s) - medicine , conventional pci , stent , percutaneous coronary intervention , coronary artery disease , covid-19 , informed consent , cardiology , surgery , disease , myocardial infarction , infectious disease (medical specialty) , alternative medicine , pathology
Abstract Percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) have become a standard of treatment worldwide. Despite high safety rates, iatrogenic complications caused by stent dislodgements do exist in 0.21% of cases and most require emergency coronary artery by‐pass grafting (CABG). Here we present a case of a coronavirus disease 2019 positive 40‐year‐old male patient presenting with STEMI due to thrombotic lesions in his left coronary trunk. The patient is taken to PCI and stent placement. Stent dislodgement results in the need for emergency CABG and stent removal. Informed consent and ethics approval were obtained.