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Stent shortening and elongation: pitfalls with the Wiktor coronary endoprosthesis
P Vogt1, E Eeckhout, J C Stauffer
1Cardiology Division, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis
|March 1, 1994
Abstract:
This report demonstrates two specific complications that occurred during implantation of a Wiktor (Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN) coronary stent: stent shortening and elongation were observed and attributed to the unique coil structure of the device. Major cardiac events occurred during follow-up as a consequence of this stent deformation. Therefore, semiurgent bypass surgery should be considered to treat this complication.