Not All That Blurs is Clot: An Unusual But Not Infrequent Cause of Acute Coronary Syndrome

J Invasive Cardiol. 2017 Apr;29(4):E53-E54.

Abstract

A 73-year-old man was admitted for non-ST segment elevation acute myocardial infarction. Coronary angiography suggested intrastent thrombosis as the etiology, but optical coherence tomography revealed a non-expanded stent, which was successfuly crushed and covered with a new stent.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

  • Acute Coronary Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Acute Coronary Syndrome / etiology*
  • Aged
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Thrombosis / complications*
  • Coronary Thrombosis / diagnosis
  • Drug-Eluting Stents / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / adverse effects*
  • Prosthesis Failure
  • Tomography, Optical Coherence / methods