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Longitudinal deformation of a third generation zotarolimus eluting stent: “The concertina returns!”
Vasileios F Panoulas, Ozan M Demir, Neil Ruparelia, Iqbal Malik, Cardiology Department, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Hammersmith Hospital, London W120HS, United Kingdom
Vasileios F Panoulas, Ozan M Demir, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
Vasileios F Panoulas, Department of Cardiology, Royal Brompton and Harefield, NHS Foundation Trust, Harefield Hospital, Harefield, Greater London UB9 6JH, United Kingdom
Author contributions: Panoulas VF and Demir OM contributed equally to this work; Panoulas VF and Demir OM wrote the case report; Ruparelia N edited the manuscript and contributed to image formatting; Malik I reviewed and edited the manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust Institutional Review Board. Both patients provided informed consent.
Informed consent statement: All study participants provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors declare no conflict of interest.
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Correspondence to: Dr. Vasileios F Panoulas, MD, PhD, MRCP, FESC, Department of Cardiology, Royal Brompton and Harefield, NHS Foundation Trust, Harefield Hospital, Hill End Road, Harefield, Greater London UB9 6JH, United Kingdom. v.panoulas@imperial.ac.uk
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Received: August 4, 2016
Peer-review started: August 5, 2016
First decision: September 2, 2016
Revised: September 15, 2016
Accepted: November 16, 2016
Article in press: November 17, 2016
Published online: January 26, 2017
Processing time: 167 Days and 17.6 Hours
Peer-review started: August 5, 2016
First decision: September 2, 2016
Revised: September 15, 2016
Accepted: November 16, 2016
Article in press: November 17, 2016
Published online: January 26, 2017
Processing time: 167 Days and 17.6 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: In the current case series we describe two cases of longitudinal stent deformation in ostial lesions treated with a new generation zotarolimus eluting stent and review current literature on longitudinal stent deformation.