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Occurrence of longitudinal stent compression before stent deployment: Two case studies
Adel Aminian, Jacques Lalmand, Dariouch Dolatabadi, Division of Cardiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Charleroi, 6000 Charleroi, Belgium
Author contributions: Aminian A wrote the letter; Lalmand J and Dolatabadi D revised the letter for critical intellectual content.
Correspondence to: Adel Aminian, MD, Division of Cardiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Charleroi, Bd Paul Janson 92, 6000 Charleroi, Belgium. adaminian@hotmail.com
Telephone: +32-71-922217 Fax: +32-71-921147
Received: September 13, 2013
Revised: November 23, 2013
Accepted: December 13, 2013
Published online: January 26, 2014
Processing time: 135 Days and 11.7 Hours
Revised: November 23, 2013
Accepted: December 13, 2013
Published online: January 26, 2014
Processing time: 135 Days and 11.7 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: We describe here two cases of longitudinal stent deformation before deployment. This report corroborates the findings previously made by us and others (Vijayvergiya et al, 2013) and emphasizes the risk of physical distortion of the stent prior to deployment. We also discuss specific risk factors of and management strategies for this unusual complication.