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Late stent thrombosis without antecedent brachytherapy: Confirmation and treatment with rheolytic thrombectomy
Author(s) -
Kalaria Vijay G.,
Ling Frederick S.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.1158
Subject(s) - medicine , thrombosis , brachytherapy , stent , catheter , radiology , surgery , radiation therapy
We describe two cases of late stent thrombosis (> 30 days postprocedure) following stenting without brachytherapy. Stent thrombosis was confirmed after successful treatment by catheter‐based rheolytic thrombectomy. Predictors of stent thrombosis are reviewed and issues concerning the duration of combination antiplatelet therapy after stenting are discussed. Cathet Cardiovasc Intervent 2001;53:243–247. © 2001 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.