3050655-9

A 57-year-old gentleman suffered from abrupt chest pain for 4 times this month. The most recent episode occurred 48 hours ago after drinking alcohol and lasted 20 minutes. Radiating to throat, the pain was accompanied by sweating and vomiting. He denied underlying medical illness and as a never-smoker. Baseline echocardiography was otherwise unremarkable except dilated aortic root. 

At emergency room, his vital signs were stable and with intact hemodynamics. Laboratory study suggested elevated high sensitivity troponin-T, while no ST-T change was documented on initial electrocardiogram. 2 days later, the patient underwent treadmill exercise test. ST elevation onset 6 minutes later, and percutaneous coronary intervention was emergently performed.

Assessed from right femoral artery, 90% discrete stenosis at middle right coronary artery (RCA) was demonstrated by coronary angiography, and optical coherence tomography (OCT) illustrated local plaque rupture.

RCA ostium was engaged with a 4/7-French guiding catheter, followed by Fielder FC guide wire reaching distal segment after piercing through culprit lesion. Due to high thrombus burden, aspiration with Pronto LP catheter in conjunction with intracoronary administration of loading dose Aggrastate was performed. After confirmation of lesion status and landing zone by OCT [Fig A], a 3.5 mm x 28 mm drug eluting stent (Xience Sierra) was deployed uneventfully. No remarkable finding was noted while OCT pullback [Fig B]. Subsequent in-stent post-dilation with Ikaz uchi 3.0 mm x 15 mm balloon at 18 atmospheres, Accuforce 3.5 mm x 20 mm balloon at 30 atmospheres, and Accuforce 4.0 mm x 20 mm balloon at 12 atmospheres were strenuous to crossover the primary stent. OCT reassessment at this moment exhibited distal longitudinal stent deformation (LSD)  [Fig C]. Fortunately, eventual TIMI III flow was realized. 

We published here the first LSD case owing to OCT illustration. In conjunction with stent composition and lesion characteristics, intracoronary deployment of the secondary device, including OCT, may arise LSD. Awareness of this complication is mandatory to improve successful stenting rate as well as to direct industrial refinement of future stent design.