JCCVS
Journal of Cardiology & Cardiovascular Surgery

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Unusual complication: successful transcatheter extraction of an embolized coronary stent during percutaneous coronary intervention
Abstract
Despite advances in coronary angiography, systemic or coronary embolization of the stent remains a potentially lethal complication, although rarely seen. Stent embolization frequently happens following percutaneous coronary intervention in tortuous and calcified segments, with an incidence probability of 0.29% to 0.32%. It is linked to troublesome problems including complete loss of flow, stent thrombosis, coronary artery damage during retrieval procedures, and stent embolization into the systemic circulation. This uncommon consequence might induce significant stress for operators throughout the process. Numerous techniques exist for the extraction of embolized material, with operator expertise and laboratory equipment being the primary determinants of the selected method. We reviewed the techniques used to extract the stent that became loosened in the primary coronary.

Keywords : Coronary complication, embolized coronary stent, percutaneous coronary intervention

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Article available in :
Volume 3, Issue 3, 2025
Page : 61-64
https://doi.org/10.51271/JCCVS-0060
Article Information
Received : 20 Tem 2025
Accepted : 21 Eyl 2025
Published : 27 Eyl 2025
Corresponding Author :

Mert Deniz Savcılıoğlu: Department of Cardiology, Gaziantep City Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkiye

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Citation : Savcılıoğlu MD, Savcılıoğlu N. Unusual complication: successful transcatheter extraction of an embolized coronary stent during percutaneous coronary intervention. J Cardiol Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;3(3):61-64.

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