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Severe plaque prolapse after stenting a lesion with large areas of necrotic core
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A 74-year-old male smoker with hypertension and dyslipidaemia was admitted to hospital because of unstable angina. Cardiac catheterisation showed a 90% discrete stenosis (panel A) in the distal right coronary artery (RCA) and minor disease in the left coronary artery. After balloon predilatation, a 3.0×18 mm drug-eluting stent was implanted …