The MGuard coronary stent: safety, efficacy, and clinical utility

Abstract

Montserrat Gracida, Rafael Romaguera, Francisco Jacobi, Joan A Gómez-Hospital, Angel Cequier Heart Diseases Institute, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge – IDIBELL, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain Abstract: Atheromatous and thrombotic embolization during percutaneous coronary revascularization is a feared complication that may cause impaired myocardial reperfusion even with a patent epicardial vessel. The MGuard stent is a cobalt chromium bare metal stent with a porous net attached to its outer surface that has been designed to prevent thrombus fragmentation and distal embolization during stent implantation. This review summarizes the available evidence supporting the use of the MGuard stent in different scenarios such as lesions with high thrombus burden, saphenous vein graft interventions, coronary perforations, or carotid lesions. Keywords: Coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, coronary stent, complication, thrombus, no-reflow phenomenon