| Stent thrombosis is not always stent thrombosis: de novo atherosclerosis in a stented coronary segment. | |
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PMID: 19162351 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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We discuss a case of late thrombosis, 9 years after implantation of overlapping bare metal stents in a circumflex artery. The patient presented with an acute ST segment elevation infero-lateral myocardial infarction. The coronary angiogram revealed a sub-occlusive thrombus within the boundaries of the stents. Aspiration of the material was performed and pathological analysis showed, together with fibrin thrombus and platelet aggregates, fragments of an atherosclerotic plaque (parts of necrotic core with cholesterol clefts and inflammatory cells such as macrophages) including iron deposition, suggestive for plaque rupture. We conclude that this event occurred because of de novo atherosclerotic formation of a vulnerable, rupture-prone plaque within the boundaries of the stents. |
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Pierfrancesco Agostoni; Paul Vermeersch; Michiel Knaapen; Stefan Verheye |
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Type: Letter Date: 2009-01-21 |
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Title: International journal of cardiology Volume: 144 ISSN: 1874-1754 ISO Abbreviation: Int. J. Cardiol. Publication Date: 2010 Sep |
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Created Date: 2010-10-11 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8200291 Medline TA: Int J Cardiol Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: e19-21 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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