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Longitudinal compression (accordion effect) of modern thinner-strut stents has been recently recognised. We report a typical case of longitudinal stent compression caused by a post-dilatation balloon.

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stent compression coronary intervention

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Williams

Mamas

Morgan

. Longitudinal stent deformation: a retrospective analysis of frequency and mechanisms. EuroIntervention 2011 Nov 4. pii: 20111018-02. E-pub ahead of print.

Prabhu

Schikorr

Mahmoud

Jacobs

Potgieter

Simonton

. Engineering assessment of the longitudinal compression behaviour of contemporary coronary stents EuroIntervention 2011 Nov 7. pii: 20111103-00. E-pub ahead of print.

Hanratty

Walsh

. Longitudinal compression: a “new” complication with modern coronary stent platforms time to think beyond deliverability? EuroIntervention 2011 Nov; 7(7): 872-877.

Accordion effect in a thin-strut coronary stent

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