Massive Longitudinal Stent Deformation Due to Jailed Atherectomy Wire: When the Problem Is the Solution

Amr Mansour Mohamed1, Karim Elbasha2, Martin Landt3

  • 1Heart Centre, Segeberger Kliniken GmbH, Bad Segeberg, Germany; Cardiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.

JACC. Case Reports
|April 10, 2026
PubMed
Summary

Longitudinal stent deformation (LSD) is an emerging complication in percutaneous coronary intervention, particularly with drug-eluting stents. Careful RotaWire management and a stepwise approach are crucial to prevent and manage LSD during stenting procedures.

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