Stent dislodgement: A rare complication of subclavian artery aangioplasty and stenting

Subclavian artery dissection: a rare complication of transradial coronary angiography

A rare complication of carotid artery stenting: displacement of marker ring causing locking of stent and incomplete stent expansion.

We present a rare case of a complication of placement of a carotid artery stent represented by partial opening of a carotid Wallstent caused by displacement of its metal ring marker, which thus hindered complete expansion of the stent. An intraluminally locked carotid stent necessitated referral of the patient for urgent carotid endarterectomy. A possible reason of this unusual complication can...

Subclavian artery stent fracture.

We report a case of a 52 year-old dentist who had stent implantation for a left subclavian artery stenosis. However, this was later complicated by a stent fracture within one week of stent placement. A chest radiograph showed two pieces of the fractured stent, which was confirmed by computed tomographic angiogram (CTA) of the affected artery. We then discuss the occurrence of stent fractures, w...

Coronary artery rupture caused by stent infection: a rare complication.

A 62-year-old man with a history of hypertension was admitted with unstable angina. Three years earlier, he had presented with a non–ST-segment–elevation myocardial infarction and had undergone percutaneous coronary intervention with a paclitaxel-eluting stent (3.0×20 mm; Taxus, Boston Scientific, Boston, MA) to the proximal left anterior descending coronary artery (Figure 1A). His initial ECG ...

Simultaneous vertebral and subclavian artery stenting

INTRODUCTION Vertebrobasilar territory ischemia leads to disabling neurological symptoms and may be caused both by vertebral artery (VA) and subclavian artery (SA) stenosis. The coexisting symptomatic ipsilateral VA and proximal SA stenosis should be considered as a true bifurcation lesion for percutaneous treatment. AIM To evaluate the safety and efficacy of simultaneous angioplasty of verte...