The "mushroom" sign
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We evaluated an angina-free patient with a history of PCI procedure in the mid-RCA performed 16 years ago. Moderate in-stent stenosis of the first stent with aneurysmatic deformation was observed. An OCT run was performed to clarify the exact pathology.
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The "mushroom" sign
Authors
PAPADOPOULOS Christodoulos1, MITSIADIS Sotirios1, ZIOUTAS Dimitrios2, TZIKAS Stergios1, ZORBAS Georges1, VASSILIKOS Vassilios1
- Hippokrateio University Hospital, Thessaloniki, GREECE
- St. Luke's Hospital S.a., Panorama, GREECE
2 comments
Malappostion due to late aneurysm formation. Is it a Cypher stent?? Extreme malappostion would be circumferential and not on one side as depicted in OCT figure.
Appears like image of point of confluence, as the imaging catheter is not in a stented vessel