Usefulness of the evaluation of stent fracture by 64-multi-detector row computed tomography

J Cardiol. 2008 Apr;51(2):135-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2007.11.003.

Abstract

A 77-year-old man with unstable angina pectoris showed severe coronary stenosis with soft plaque in the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) as detected by 64-multi-detector row computed tomography (MDCT). Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with a bare-metal stent to the LAD was performed, and stent fracture immediately after PCI was clearly detected by MDCT. MDCT may be useful for identifying a fractured stent and for management after stent implantation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Angina, Unstable / therapy
  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary
  • Coronary Stenosis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Coronary Stenosis / etiology*
  • Equipment Failure*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Stents / adverse effects*
  • Tomography, Spiral Computed*