Nishi Masahiro, Zen Kan, Kambayashi Daisuke, Asada Satoshi, Yamaguchi Shinichiro, Tatsukawa Hirotaka
Department of Cardiology, Omihachiman Community Medical Center, Tsuchidacho 1379, Omihachiman, Shiga, Japan.
Cardiovasc Interv Ther. 2016 Jan;31(1):61-4. doi: 10.1007/s12928-015-0320-x. Epub 2015 Feb 5.
Coronary stent dislodgement is a rare but critical complication of percutaneous coronary intervention. It can potentially result in serious consequences, such as stent embolization and emergent coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Here, we describe the successful retrieval of an extracoronary dislodged stent, where dislodgement was induced by a vasodilator used for severe coronary artery spasm caused by Kounis syndrome.