Dislodgement of left main stent following intravascular imaging: How the technician disclosed distracted stent and prevented potential serious complications.
A 54-years old patient with chronic ischemic heart disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus presented with multivessel coronary ar tery disease. Complex left main coronary stenosis was treated suc cessfully with 2 stents using Culotte technique followed by stent optimization with intravascular imaging. However, one hour later Cath lab technician during copying images on CD observed that the stent contours from Cx artery were missing. The patient was brought back to Cath lab and distracted stent in the left main was successfully managed.