Coronary Stents Underexpansion Successfully Treated With Shockwave Lithoplasty
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Postconditioning with Lactate-enriched Blood for Cardioprotection in ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Published on: May 28, 2019
Andrea Moretti1, Michele Schiariti1, Alessandra De Luca1
1Department of Heart and Great Vessels, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Abstract:
Calcified coronary plaque represents a challenging scenario for interventional cardiology. It is often associated with stent under-expansion during percutaneous coronary intervention. We report two cases of unexpected coronary stent under-expansion due to heavily calcified plaque, successfully treated with shockwave coronary lithoplasty.
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