Fractured DES with a patent coronary artery: clinical implications

J Invasive Cardiol. 2007 Feb;19(2):E43-5.

Abstract

Recently, reports of stent fracture with focal restenosis have suggested that it is another mechanism of in-stent restenosis after implantation of sirolimus-eluting stents. However, the mechanism by which strut disruption occurs remains unknown. Current reports of in-stent restenosis suggest that fracture of drug-eluting stents is different from bare-metal stents, and can progress to restenosis and reocclusion. We report on a patient with a fractured stent in a patent coronary artery that progressed to diffuse neointimal hyperplasia presenting with acute myocardial infarction 2 years after stent placement.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Artery Disease / therapy*
  • Disease Progression
  • Drug Delivery Systems
  • Equipment Failure
  • Humans
  • Hyperplasia / pathology
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / administration & dosage
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myocardial Infarction / etiology*
  • Myocardial Infarction / pathology
  • Sirolimus / administration & dosage
  • Stents / adverse effects*
  • Treatment Failure
  • Tunica Intima / pathology*

Substances

  • Immunosuppressive Agents
  • Sirolimus