Successful transcatheter retrieval of an embolized stent from the left ventricle

Yilmaz H., Belgi A., Demir I., BAŞARICI İ., Sancaktar O.

Journal of Invasive Cardiology, vol.14, no.8, pp.466-468, 2002 (Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 14 Issue: 8
  • Publication Date: 2002
  • Journal Name: Journal of Invasive Cardiology
  • Journal Indexes: Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.466-468
  • Keywords: Balloon angioplasty, Coronary artery disease, Intracoronary stent, Left ventricle
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Systemic embolization complicating intracoronary stenting before deployment is a rare complication; although it was not associated with any clinical sequelae, great care should be taken to prevent this possibility. We report a case of the successful retrieval of an embolized stent from the left ventricle during percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty of a left anterior descending coronary artery.