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. 2022 Aug 5;18(5):e362–e376. doi: 10.4244/EIJ-D-22-00165

Table 3. Pitfalls and troubleshooting of PS: Step 3 – rewiring.

Pitfalls Mechanism Troubleshooting Prevention
Abluminal passage of the wire into the stent lumen during: 1) SB/aSB rewiring 2) MV rewiring Proximal 2nd POT was not performed in Step 2 (as indicated3 when the pMV stent is longer than the POT balloon length) which was responsible for stent malapposition in the proximal segment of pMV stent: 1) SB/aSB rewiring with a 3rd wire 2) MV rewiring because: the distal MV wire was intentionally removed with a pullback manoeuvre for a distal rewiring of the SB/aSB the dMV guidewire was accidentally removed Proximal re-POT followed by: 1) SB/aSB rewiring with a 3rd wire preferably assisted by a dual lumen microcatheter 2) MV rewiring Proximal 2nd POT when required in Step 2
Difficulty in removing the jailed wire causing: 1) Fracture of the jailed wire 2) Longitudinal deformation of the MV stent (a) LM vs (b) non-LM See the mechanisms of the same problem in Step 2 See the solutions of the same problem in Step 2 See the preventive measures of the same problem in Step 2
dMV: distal main vessel; LM: left main; MV: main vessel; pMV: proximal main vessel; POT: proximal optimisation technique; PS: provisional stenting; SB/aSB: side branch/assigned side branch