Coronary disease & ACSResearch article
Management of Coronary Stent Underexpansion
- Narrative review
Study context
- Population
- Patients with coronary stent underexpansion after PCI
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Stent underexpansion: associated risks, contributing factors and role of intravascular imaging
- Stent underexpansion associated with increased risks of in-stent restenosis, stent thrombosis and MI
- Contributing factors: severe calcification, inadequate lesion preparation, suboptimal stent deployment, preexisting in-stent restenosis
- Intravascular ultrasound and optical coherence tomography essential tools in diagnosing and managing stent underexpansion
- No consensus on optimal treatment
Original publication
Management of Coronary Stent Underexpansion. J Am Coll Cardiol. Published 18 February 2025. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2024.12.009
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