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Stent Fracture: How Frequently Is It Recognized?

In spite of there being several case reports, coronary stent fracture is not a well-recognized entity and incidence rates are likely to be underestimated. In this article, we review different aspects of stent fracture, including incidence, classification, predictors, outcome, diagnosis, and manageme...

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Autores principales: Mohsen, Mohammed Khalil, Alqahtani, Awad, Al suwaidi, Jassim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3752880/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23983912
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1995-705X.115501
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Sumario:In spite of there being several case reports, coronary stent fracture is not a well-recognized entity and incidence rates are likely to be underestimated. In this article, we review different aspects of stent fracture, including incidence, classification, predictors, outcome, diagnosis, and management.