When a stent gets shorty |
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Authors: | Jorge A. Belardi MD FACC FSCAI Mariano Albertal MD PhD FACC |
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Affiliation: | Department of Interventional Cardiology and Endovascular Therapeutics, Instituto Cardiovascular De Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma De Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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Abstract: | - Stent with reduced axial force have an increased risk of longitudinal stent deformation (LSD).
- Deep guidewire catheter intubation after ostial stent deployment or attempting to push a device through an already deployed stent are frequently encountered in patients with LSD.
- Optimization of longitudinal strength along with increasing knowledge of LSD will likely reduce the frequency of this complication.
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