3D Optical Coherence Tomography Reveals Fractured Coronary Stent as Cause of Acute Myocardial Infarction.

3D Optical Coherence Tomography Reveals Fractured Coronary Stent as Cause of Acute Myocardial Infarction. J Invasive Cardiol. 2019 Sep;31(9):E278 Authors: Obaid DR, Chase AJ, Smith D Abstract A 61-year-old patient who underwent emergent coronary angiography and drug-eluting stent implantation of a calcified left anterior descending coronary artery returned 2 days later with recurrence of chest pain and anterior ST-segment elevation. Three-dimensional OCT revealed extensive fracture and distortion of the struts in the distal portion of a stent, presumably caused by aggressive postdilation at the time of implantation. This was managed successfully with the insertion of a new coronary stent inside the damaged stent segment. PMID: 31478898 [PubMed - in process]
Source: The Journal of Invasive Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Tags: J Invasive Cardiol Source Type: research