Early stent occlusion is not always caused by thrombosis.
Early occlusion of intracoronary stents has been exclusively attributed to thrombosis. Using intracoronary angioscopy, we have found 2 patients in whom this common and serious complication of coronary stenting was caused by obstructive intima dissection rather than thrombosis.
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Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Groningen, The Netherlands.
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D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017546:Angioscopy; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents