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A 57-year-old male with unstable angina and an eccentric 88% diameter stenosis of the left anterior descending artery prior to, and involving the first diagonal branch was treated with the 2nd generation Jomed Sidebranch stent (Jomed, Randingengen, Germany). This case outlines the improvements in this novel stent design and demonstrates the rapid advance of device design.
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Tecnologia Biomédica/tendências , Estenose Coronária/terapia , Stents , Angina Instável/complicações , Angiografia Coronária , Estenose Coronária/complicações , Estenose Coronária/diagnóstico por imagem , Desenho de Equipamento , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Fatores de TempoRESUMO
We describe our recent experience of right ventricular perforation leading to cardiac tamponade associated with a complex coronary angioplasty in which abciximab and a temporary pacing wire were used. This is to highlight the possibility that the combined use of temporary pacing wires and the IIb/IIIa receptor antagonists may be associated with an increased risk of this serious complication. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent. 48:388-389, 1999.