Crushing the circumflex stent arm in a case of proximal peristent restenosis after kissing stent for the distal left main disease

Jang-Young Kim; Junghan Yoon; Hyun-Sook Jung

doi:10.1002/ccd.20481

Crushing the circumflex stent arm in a case of proximal peristent restenosis after kissing stent for the distal left main disease

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2005 Nov;66(3):351-5. doi: 10.1002/ccd.20481.

Authors

Jang-Young Kim¹, Junghan Yoon, Hyun-Sook Jung

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Wonju, South Korea.

PMID: 16152653
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.20481

Abstract

We present a case of proximal peristent restenosis after kissing stenting in the distal left main lesion. The patient was treated by crushing the proximal portion of the circumflex stent after passing through the stent arm in the left anterior descending.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / instrumentation*
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Restenosis / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Restenosis / therapy*
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Stents*