Stent Crushing as a Novel Therapeutic Option In-Stent Entrapment

Stent Entrapment is a rare complication of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention if left in situ may cause intracoronary or systemic embolization, thrombus formation, emergent coronary artery bypass graft surgery, or death. We here present a case of 2 unexpanded Drug eluting stent entrapment during the procedure leading to hemodynamic instability and Its treatment using stent crushing as a life-saving procedure.

Keywords

Stent entrapment, percutaneous coronary intervention, thrombus formation, bypass graft surgery

Citation

Kaushik Aniruddha, Singla Rahul, Bade Arun, Munde Kalyan, Shaikh Shakil, Bansal N. O.. Stent Crushing as a Novel Therapeutic Option In-Stent Entrapment. Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal. 2019 Nov; 8(4): 1-6

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https://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/188701

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Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal

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