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Coronary embolization of the membrane fixing a "Multilink" stent to its delivery balloon.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9473195     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We report on a case of coronary embolization of an elastic membrane fixing the ACS RX Multilink stent over its balloon, after a successful stent delivery. The membrane was dislodged from the balloon in the ostium of the right coronary artery as the delivery balloon was being pulled back into the guiding catheter. All attempts to retrieve the membrane, to cover it with another stent, or to push it into a terminal segment of the artery to limit the jeopardized myocardial mass were unsuccessful. No CABG was performed because the left coronary system was normal and the procedure occurred 2 months after an incomplete inferior myocardial infarction. There was no increase in cardiac enzymes nor electrocardiographic signs of a new myocardial infarction at discharge or at 1-mo follow-up. It seems preferable to avoid further use of stents tied to their balloons with an intermediary, and possibly detachable, element.
Authors:
E Benit; P Rocha; D Stroobants; L Jaspers; P Put; J Vijgen
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Catheterization and cardiovascular diagnosis     Volume:  43     ISSN:  0098-6569     ISO Abbreviation:  Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn     Publication Date:  1998 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1998-03-05     Completed Date:  1998-03-05     Revised Date:  2006-04-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7508512     Medline TA:  Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  68-70     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Heart Center Virga Jesseziekenhuis, Hasselt, Belgium.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Angioplasty, Transluminal, Percutaneous Coronary / adverse effects*,  instrumentation
Coronary Vessels*
Equipment Failure
Female
Foreign Bodies*
Humans
Membranes, Artificial
Stents / adverse effects*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Membranes, Artificial

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