Bail-out unexpanded stent implantation in acute left main dissection treated with intra coronary lithotripsy: a case report.
Gabriele TumminelloChiara CavallinoAndrea DemarchiFrancesco RamettaPublished in: European heart journal. Case reports (2019)
Familiarity with dedicated techniques and devices to treat calcified coronary lesions is fundamental to perform high-risk complex PCI. This case emphasizes the potential usefulness of the new ICL technique to treat calcified lesions or related complications like unexpandable stent.
Keyphrases
- coronary artery disease
- coronary artery
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- liver failure
- acute coronary syndrome
- acute myocardial infarction
- drug induced
- respiratory failure
- aortic stenosis
- risk factors
- antiplatelet therapy
- st segment elevation myocardial infarction
- atrial fibrillation
- aortic dissection
- climate change
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- risk assessment
- mechanical ventilation