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Coronary Stent Strut Fractures: Classification, Prevalence and Clinical Associations

Florian BlachutzikMonique TröbsMelissa WeissnerKatharina SchochlowStephan AchenbachTommaso GoriLiv LorenzThomas MünzelJouke DijkstraHolger NefNiklas F Boeder

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musculoskeletal diseasesmedicine.medical_specialtymedicine.medical_treatment030204 cardiovascular system & hematologyArticlecoronary stent03 medical and health sciencesfluids and secretions0302 clinical medicineRestenosisInternal medicineCoronary stentmedicineddc:610cardiovascular diseases030212 general & internal medicineStent thrombosisDevice failureStent restenosisstent thrombosisoptical coherence tomographybusiness.industryRLesion ComplexityGeneral Medicinebioresorbable scaffoldequipment and suppliesmedicine.diseaseThrombosissurgical procedures operativeCardiologyMedicinebusinessBioresorbable scaffoldstent restenosis

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Introduction. The frequency, characteristics and clinical implications of Strut fractures (SFs) remain incompletely understood. Methods and results. A total of 185 (160 patients) newer-generation drug-eluting stents (DES) were imaged. SFs were found in 21 DES (11.4%) and were classified in four patterns: one single stacked strut (41%)

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2021-04-01Journal of Clinical Medicine
https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10081765