Nightmare in the cathlab

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The reported incidence of stent fracture ranges from 0.8% to 1.9%. Risk factors include calcified vessels, excessive tortuosity, long lesions, multiple overlapping stents, and a small minimal lumen diameter. Stent fracture is associated with restenosis, aneurysm formation, thrombosis, and target lesion revascularisation (TLR). Drug-eluting stents (DES) may be used in symptomatic lesions.

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Sadana P.¹

1. max superspeciality hospital, Dehradun, INDIA