Plaque Prolapse after Stent Implantation in Ectasiant Coronary Artery Atherosclerotic Disease and Large Plaque Burden

Nicola Porchetta; Debora Russo; Daniela Benedetto; Giuseppe Massimo Sangiorgi

doi:10.4103/jcecho.jcecho_35_21

Plaque Prolapse after Stent Implantation in Ectasiant Coronary Artery Atherosclerotic Disease and Large Plaque Burden

J Cardiovasc Echogr. 2021 Jul-Sep;31(3):181-183. doi: 10.4103/jcecho.jcecho_35_21. Epub 2021 Oct 26.

Authors

Nicola Porchetta¹, Debora Russo², Daniela Benedetto¹, Giuseppe Massimo Sangiorgi²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, Institute of Cardiology, Cardiac Cath Lab, Policlinico of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
² Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, Institute of Cardiology, Cardiac Cath Lab, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.

Abstract

Plaque prolapse (PP) is commonly defined as tissue extrusion through the stent strut. It is not a rare event, frequently detected by intravascular ultrasound, and it is associated with stent thrombosis and adverse outcomes. We present a case of PP after stenting of the left anterior descending coronary artery.

Keywords: Coronary artery ectasia; coronary stent implantation; intravascular ultrasound; plaque prolapse.

Publication types

Case Reports