Mending The Broken Stent

Publication date: Available online 1 September 2017 Source:Journal of Indian College of Cardiology Author(s): Varun Nivargi, C.N. Makhale, M.S. Hiremath A 54 year old male patient diabetic with history of coronary angioplasty 4 years back with a DRUG ELUTING STENT presented with Anterior wall ST segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. He was taken up for primary angioplasty, diagnostic angiogram showed 100% thrombotic occlusion of proximal left anterior descending artery with an aneurysm. A stent boost was done which showed a fragmented left anterior descending artery stent with disarticulation of both fragments. Two drug eluting stents one in proximal left anterior descending artery bridging the broken fragments of the previous stent and other in a mid left anterior descending artery lesion of 90% were deployed with excellent angiographic outcome with TIMI III flow.
Source: Journal of Indian College of Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research