Incidence, management, and outcome of stent loss during intracoronary stenting

Authors
Bolte, J Neumann, U Pfafferott, C Vogt, A Engel, HJ Mehmel, HC von Olshausen, KE
Citation
J. Bolte et al., Incidence, management, and outcome of stent loss during intracoronary stenting, AM J CARD, 88(5), 2001, pp. 565
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems","Cardiovascular & Hematology Research
Journal title
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00029149 → ACNP
Volume
88
Issue
5
Year of publication
2001
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(20010901)88:5<565:IMAOOS>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
Coronary stent embolization is an uncommon but potentially hazardous compli cation of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). Previous s mall-sized clinical studies reported incidence rates ranging from 0.9% to 8 .4%.(1-5) In this study we report the incidence, management, and hospital f ollow-up of a large, consecutive series of patients with coronary stent emb olization.