Early detection of a potentially fatal complication of coronary stent implantation using transthoracic two-dimensional-echocardiography

Early detection of a potentially fatal complication of coronary stent implantation using transthoracic two-dimensional-echocardiography

The number of coronary stent (CS) implantation has significantly increased since its introduction in 1987. CS infection is a rare but potentially fatal complication. No imaging modality is confirmatory for diagnosing CS infection. Positive blood cultures, two-dimensional-echocardiography (especially...

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Main Authors: Jaywant M Nawale, Kshitij R Bedmutha, Rajendra Vishwambhar Chavan, Ajay S Chaurasia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of the Indian Academy of Echocardiography & Cardiovascular Imaging
Subjects:
atrioventricular groove collection
coronary stent infection
fever postpercutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
stent abscess
Online Access:http://www.jiaecho.org/article.asp?issn=2543-1463;year=2018;volume=2;issue=2;spage=115;epage=117;aulast=Nawale

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