Repeated balloon rupture during coronary stenting due to a calcified lesion: An intravascular ultrasound study

Authors
Gilutz, H Weinstein, JM Ilia, R
Citation
H. Gilutz et al., Repeated balloon rupture during coronary stenting due to a calcified lesion: An intravascular ultrasound study, CATHET C IN, 50(2), 2000, pp. 212-214
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems
Journal title
CATHETERIZATION AND CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS
ISSN journal
15221946 → ACNP
Volume
50
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
212 - 214
Database
ISI
SICI code
1522-1946(200006)50:2<212:RBRDCS>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
We describe a patient in whom balloon rupture occurred three times during i nflation in a stent with restenosis in the left anterior descending artery. The cause of rupture was detected by intravascular ultrasound: a calcified ridge that protruded between the stent struts in the distal stent body. (C ) 2000 Wiley-Liss, Inc.