Migration of a sirolimus-eluting stent from the ostium of the left main coronary artery to the right deep femoral artery

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Won, Ki-Bum (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei Cardiovascular Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
Kim, Byeong-Keuk (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei Cardiovascular Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
Ko, Young-Guk (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei Cardiovascular Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
Hong, Myeong-Ki (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei Cardiovascular Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
Jang, Yangsoo (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei Cardiovascular Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
Shim, Won-Heum (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei Cardiovascular Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine)

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