Case Report

Volume: 4 | Issue: 12 | Published: Dec 16, 2020 | Pages: 441 - 444 | DOI: 10.24911/ejmcr/173-1593949307

A bail-out intervention: low-speed rotablation for management of an underexpanded stent causing recurrent stent restenosis


Authors: Omer Goktekin , Ismail Dogu kilic , Ahmet Karagoz


Article Info

Authors

Omer Goktekin

Department of Cardiology, Memorial Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

Ismail Dogu kilic

Department of Cardiology, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey

Ahmet Karagoz

Department of Cardiology, Giresun University, Giresun, Turkey

Publication History

Received: July 05, 2020

Revised: August 09, 2020

Accepted: September 14, 2020

Published: December 16, 2020


Abstract


Background: Rotablation is used in heavily calcified lesions when balloon angioplasty fails to expand the lesion before stenting. Case Presentation: A 68-year-old male patient was admitted with angina 9 months after implantation of a 3.5 × 23 mm drugeluting stent in the crux of right coronary artery. Intravascular ultrasound revealed that the strut-to-strut diameter of the stent in the underexpanded region was 1.6 mm. High-pressure balloon inflation up to 26 atm was performed many times and the procedure was again completed with 3.0 and 3.5 mm kissing balloon inflation at 22 atm. After 4 months following the second procedure, the patient was admitted with the same symptoms. This time a 1.75 mm rotablator was used cautiously under low speed (150,000 rpm) to ablate the stent struts which handicap adequate expansion and lead to recurrent stenosis. Conclusion: Rotablation can also be used to fix an underexpanded stent if the other options fail.

Keywords: Underexpanded stent, rotablation, restenosis, heavily calcified lesion, green


Pubmed Style

Omer Goktekin, Ismail Dogu kilic, Ahmet Karagoz. A bail-out intervention: low-speed rotablation for management of an underexpanded stent causing recurrent stent restenosis. EJMCR. 2020; 16 (December 2020): 441-444. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1593949307

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AMA (American Medical Association) Style

Omer Goktekin, Ismail Dogu kilic, Ahmet Karagoz. A bail-out intervention: low-speed rotablation for management of an underexpanded stent causing recurrent stent restenosis. EJMCR. 2020; 16 (December 2020): 441-444. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1593949307

Vancouver/ICMJE Style

Omer Goktekin, Ismail Dogu kilic, Ahmet Karagoz. A bail-out intervention: low-speed rotablation for management of an underexpanded stent causing recurrent stent restenosis. EJMCR. (2020), [cited January 12, 2025]; 16 (December 2020): 441-444. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1593949307

Harvard Style

Omer Goktekin, Ismail Dogu kilic, Ahmet Karagoz (2020) A bail-out intervention: low-speed rotablation for management of an underexpanded stent causing recurrent stent restenosis. EJMCR, 16 (December 2020): 441-444. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1593949307

Chicago Style

Omer Goktekin, Ismail Dogu kilic, Ahmet Karagoz. "A bail-out intervention: low-speed rotablation for management of an underexpanded stent causing recurrent stent restenosis." 16 (2020), 441-444. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1593949307

MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Omer Goktekin, Ismail Dogu kilic, Ahmet Karagoz. "A bail-out intervention: low-speed rotablation for management of an underexpanded stent causing recurrent stent restenosis." 16.December 2020 (2020), 441-444. Print. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1593949307

APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Omer Goktekin, Ismail Dogu kilic, Ahmet Karagoz (2020) A bail-out intervention: low-speed rotablation for management of an underexpanded stent causing recurrent stent restenosis. , 16 (December 2020), 441-444. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1593949307