Very late sirolimus-eluting stent thrombosis due to stent fracture and late-acquired incomplete stent apposition detected on multislice computed tomography

Circ J. 2011;75(11):2716-7. doi: 10.1253/circj.cj-11-0461. Epub 2011 Jul 29.

Authors

Tsuyoshi Ito¹, Mitsuyasu Terashima, Hideaki Kaneda, Kenya Nasu, Yoshihisa Kinoshita, Maoto Habara, Etsuo Tsuchikane, Takahiko Suzuki

Affiliation

¹ Toyohashi Heart Center, Japan.

PMID: 21799268
DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-11-0461

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Drug-Eluting Stents / adverse effects*
Equipment Failure*
Humans
Immunosuppressive Agents / pharmacology*
Male
Multidetector Computed Tomography*
Sirolimus / pharmacology*
Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging*
Thrombosis / etiology*
Thrombosis / surgery

Substances

Immunosuppressive Agents
Sirolimus