Very late stent thrombosis 5 years after implantation of a sirolimus-eluting stent observed by angioscopy and optical coherence tomography

JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2013 May;6(5):e28-30. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2012.12.127.

Authors

Takayuki Ishihara¹, Masaki Awata, Masashi Fujita, Tetsuya Watanabe, Osamu Iida, Yoshio Ishida, Shinsuke Nanto, Masaaki Uematsu

Affiliation

¹ Kansai Rosai Hospital Cardiovascular Center, Amagasaki, Japan.

PMID: 23702022
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2012.12.127

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

Angioscopy*
Cardiovascular Agents / administration & dosage*
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Thrombosis / diagnosis*
Coronary Thrombosis / etiology
Coronary Thrombosis / pathology
Coronary Vessels / pathology*
Drug-Eluting Stents*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / adverse effects*
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / instrumentation*
Predictive Value of Tests
Prosthesis Design
Sirolimus / administration & dosage*
Time Factors
Tomography, Optical Coherence*
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Cardiovascular Agents
Sirolimus