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Figure 1 Coronary stent balloon shaft fracture during initial percutaneous coronary intervention.
A and B: Baseline angiography: Calcified left anterior descending artery (LAD) with D2/D3 involvement; C: Right coronary artery: No significant stenosis; D: Guidewire advancement and predilation; E: Coronary stent balloon shaft fracture extending 50 cm from mid-LAD into the ascending aorta after stent dislodgement and failed withdrawal.
- Citation: Huang D, Li RZ, Chen HM, He B, Yan W, Li KL, Long M. Stent balloon fracture, endarterectomy, and lithotripsy balloon rupture following percutaneous coronary intervention: A case report. World J Cardiol 2026; 18(8): 124678
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1949-8462/full/v18/i8/124678.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4330/wjc.124678