Bare-metal stent thrombosis two decades after stenting

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Acibuca A., GEREDE ULUDAĞ D. M., Vurgun V. K.

CARDIOVASCULAR JOURNAL OF AFRICA, cilt.26, sa.4, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 26 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5830/cvja-2015-034
  • Dergi Adı: CARDIOVASCULAR JOURNAL OF AFRICA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: bare-metal stent, very late stent thrombosis, acute coronary syndrome, antiplatelet therapy, CLINICAL-TRIALS, FOLLOW-UP
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Very late bare-metal stent (BMS) thrombosis is unusual in clinical practice. To the best of our knowledge, the latest that the thrombosis of a BMS has been reported is 14 years after implantation. Here, we describe a case of BMS thrombosis that occurred two decades after stenting. A 68-year-old male patient was admitted with acute anterior myocardial infarction. This patient had a history of BMS implantation in the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) 20 years previously. Immediate coronary angiography demonstrated acute thrombotic occlusion of the stent in the LAD. With this case, we are recording the latest reported incidence of BMS thrombosis after implantation.