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Experimental Investigation of Secondary Flow Structures Downstream of a Model Type IV Stent Failure in a 180° Curved Artery Test Section
Published on: July 19, 2016
Breakpoint: left main stent fracture--review of the literature
Helena Tizón-Marcos1, Robert De Larochellière, Eric Larose
1Département Multidisciplinaire de Cardiologie, Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, and Université Laval, QC, Canada.
Abstract:
The incidence and morbidity associated with stent fracture are unknown. Recommendations and evidence-based treatment are lacking. We report a case of symptomatic fracture of a sirolimus-eluting stent advancing from the left main into the circumflex coronary artery, forming an acute angle with calcifications at the hinge point; the literature is reviewed and treatment options are discussed.
