Breakpoint: left main stent fracture--review of the literature

J Interv Cardiol. 2009 Aug;22(4):362-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8183.2009.00484.x.

Abstract

The incidence and morbidity associated with stent fracture are unknown. Recommendations and evidence-based treatment are lacking. We report a case of symptomatic fracture of a sirolimus-eluting stent advancing from the left main into the circumflex coronary artery, forming an acute angle with calcifications at the hinge point; the literature is reviewed and treatment options are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Coronary Artery Disease / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Artery Disease / therapy*
  • Coronary Vessels / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Vessels / pathology*
  • Drug-Eluting Stents*
  • Equipment Failure
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Risk Factors
  • Ultrasonography, Interventional*