It was reported that cardiac arrest and death occurred.The patient presented with chest pain.Vascular access was obtained via the femoral artery.The 80% stenosed, 3.0 x 55 mm, target lesion was located in the non-tortuous and non-calcified left anterior descending (lad), left main coronary (lm) and left circumflex (lcx) arteries.The physician predilated the lad and deployed the 3 x 38 promus premier select drug-eluting stent (des) in the distal portion of the lad.The 3.5 x 20 promus premier select des was deployed in the proximal portion of the lad and lm.The 3.5 x 24 promus premier select des was deployed in the lcx.During the procedure the patient went into sudden cardiac arrest.The patient died in the critical care unit approximately two hours later.The reason for death is unknown by the physician.
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