Korean Circ J.  1999 Nov;29(11):1250-1254. 10.4070/kcj.1999.29.11.1250.

A Case of Stent Embolizations into the Left Renal and Right Common Iliac Artery during Primary PTCA

• Yoo BS
• Yoon J
• Lee BK
• Ko JY
• Lee SH
• Hwang SO
• Choe KH

• KMID: 1968301
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.1999.29.11.1250

Abstract

Coronary stent embolization is a rare event but may result in clinically relevant cardiac ischemia or peripheral embolization during the procedure. We report a case of systemic embolizations of two coil stents during the primary PTCA in acute myocardial infarction, who were treated successfully with a double wire helix technique and a gooseneck snare. Although in our experience this rare complication did not produce any clinical complications, care should be taken to prevent this possibility, especially in patients with significant vessel tortuosity, calcification, total occlusion, or mild stenosis proximal to the target lesion.

Keyword

Coronary stent; Stent embolization; Acute myocardial infarction

MeSH Terms

Constriction, Pathologic
Humans
Iliac Artery*
Ischemia
Myocardial Infarction
SNARE Proteins
Stents*
SNARE Proteins