A Newly Formed and Ruptured Atheromatous Plaque within Neointima after Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation: 2-Year Follow-Up Intravascular Ultrasound and Optical Coherence Tomography Studies

Late stent thrombosis (LST) which is a life threatening complication has emerged as a serious problem of drug-eluting stents (DES). Several studies have suggested that incomplete neointimal coverage of stent struts contributes to LST. Progressive atherosclerosis within the neointima is an another po...

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Autores principales: Oh, Chang-Myung, Moon, Jeonggeun, Yu, Hee Tae, Jang, Ji-Yong, Kim, Jung-Sun, Ko, Young-Guk, Choi, Donghoon, Jang, Yangsoo, Hong, Myeong-Ki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Yonsei University College of Medicine 2011
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3220266/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22028171
http://dx.doi.org/10.3349/ymj.2011.52.6.1028
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Sumario:Late stent thrombosis (LST) which is a life threatening complication has emerged as a serious problem of drug-eluting stents (DES). Several studies have suggested that incomplete neointimal coverage of stent struts contributes to LST. Progressive atherosclerosis within the neointima is an another possible cause of LST, but this phenomenon has seldom been reported in DES. We present a case of LST following DES implantation after a period of 28 months due to ruptured atheromatous plaque, despite complete neointimal coverage of stent struts proven by optical coherence tomography.

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