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Very late stent thrombosis of a sirolimus‐eluting stent
Author(s) -
Henderson David,
Gunalingam Brendan
Publication year - 2006
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.20878
Subject(s) - medicine , sirolimus , stent , thrombosis , myocardial infarction , cardiology , coronary angiography , circumflex , artery , radiology
We report the case of a 67‐year‐old man who presented with a non‐stent thrombosis non‐ST‐elevation acute myocardial infarction 41 months after implantation of a sirolimus‐eluting stent in his left circumflex coronary artery. Coronary angiography revealed stent thrombosis. © 2006 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.