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Acute stent recoil in the left main coronary artery treated with additional stenting
Kais Battikh1, Riadh Rihani, Jean Michel Lemahieu
1Service de Cardiologie, Centre Hospitalier Sain Philibert, 115 rue du grand But, B.P. 249-59462, Lomme, Cedex, France. kaisbattikh@caramail.com
The Journal of Invasive Cardiology
|December 25, 2002
Abstract:
We report a case of acute stent recoil occurring after the stenting of an ostial left main coronary artery lesion. The marked recoil after high-pressure balloon inflation confirmed that the radial force of the first stent was unable to ensure vessel patency. The addition of a second stent provided the necessary support to achieve a good final result. This case illustrates a possible complication of aorto-ostial angioplasty that could be treated with double stenting.