STENT SHORTENING AND ELONGATION - PITFALLS WITH THE WIKTOR CORONARY ENDOPROSTHESIS

Authors
VOGT P EECKHOUT E STAUFFER JC GOY JJ KAPPENBERGER L
Citation
P. Vogt et al., STENT SHORTENING AND ELONGATION - PITFALLS WITH THE WIKTOR CORONARY ENDOPROSTHESIS, Catheterization and cardiovascular diagnosis, 31(3), 1994, pp. 233-235
Citations number
2
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
Catheterization and cardiovascular diagnosis → ACNP
ISSN journal
00986569
Volume
31
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
233 - 235
Database
ISI
SICI code
0098-6569(1994)31:3<233:SSAE-P>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
This report demonstrates two specific complications that occurred duri ng implantation of a Wiktor (Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN) coronar y stent: stent shortening and elongation were observed and attributed to the unique coil structure of the device. Major cardiac events occur red during follow-up as a consequence of this stent deformation. There fore, semiurgent bypass surgery should be considered to treat this com plication. (C) 1994 Wiley-Liss, Inc.