Fishing a stent

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Patient with multivessel disease. After stent implantation in proximal-ostial LAD, LCX was predilated and an attempt was made to cross a stent, which got stuck at ostial level. After strong pullback, the stent was retrieved, as shown in this image.

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Fishing a stent

Fishing a stent

Authors

BARRERA-BASILIO Sergio1, BARRERA Sergio1, DE LA TORRE-HERNÁNDEZ Jose María1, SAINZ-LASO Fermín1, GARCÍA-CAMARERO Tamara1, GIL-ONGAY Aritz1, DAE-HYUN Lee1, VEIGA-FERNÁNDEZ Gabriela1, ZUECO Javier1
  1. Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, SPAIN

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