Aims: Recent reports have described cases of novel thin-strut coronary stent longitudinal deformation during or after deployment and a biomechanical analysis have suggested increased susceptibility for such a complication for the platinum chromium (PtCr) coronary stent platforms .~The aim of this analysis is to assess the incidence of longitudinal stent deformation for PtCr stents in a large single centre all-comers population .~Methods: Quantitative angiographic analysis (QCA) of PtCr stents deployed in consecutive all-comers patients treated in our Laboratory from January 2011 to August 2012 will be performed by an independent core laboratory. In particular QCA : nominal stent lenght ratio will be calculated for every PtCr stent.~Clinical follow up with data about overall and cardiac mortality, myocardial infarction and target vessel revascularization will also be performed.
Recent reports have described cases of novel thin-strut coronary stent longitudinal deformation during or after deployment and a biomechanical analysis have suggested increased susceptibility for such a complication for the platinum chromium (PtCr) coronary stent platforms . This analysis aims to assess the incidence of longitudinal stent deformation for PtCr stents in a large single centre all-comers population using quantitative angiographic analysis (QCA).