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A Murine Model of Stent Implantation in the Carotid Artery for the Study of Restenosis
Published on: May 14, 2013
Early occlusive restenosis due to self-expandable stent squeeze in the popliteal artery
Shinichi Furuichi1, Giuseppe M Sangiorgi, Antonio Colombo
1Invasive Cardiology Unit, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina 60, 20132, Milan, Italy.
Abstract:
A 25-year-old semiprofessional soccer player was referred to our hospital because of intermittent claudication of the right leg. He had right limb trauma while playing soccer, and a selfexpandable stent was implanted for the occluded femoropopliteal artery. One month later, he complained of acute recurrence of claudication. Angiography revealed an occlusion of the stent due to cross-sectional stent squeeze and partial fracture. The occlusion was successfully revascularized with additional stenting. The patient was asymptomatic at 5-month follow up. Early self-expandable stent squeeze is quite rare. The forces exerted in the popliteal artery while playing soccer may have caused this phenomenon.
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