title: Late stent thrombosis after successful rescue of a major coronary artery rupture with a polytetrafluoroethylene-covered stent.
abstract: We describe a case in which we successfully treated a major left anterior descending artery rupture with a polytetrafluoroethylene-coated stent. The patient presented with acute antero-apical myocardial infarction 52 days after the initial procedure and cardiac catheterization revealed late stent thrombosis, which was successfully treated by primary angioplasty.
authors.affiliation: Tak Seng Heart Center, University Department of Medicine, Grantham Hospital, 125 Wong Chuk Hang Road, Aberdeen, Hong Kong. vohkwok@netvigator.com
authors.forename: O H
authors.initials: OH
authors.lastname: Kwok
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Chow
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000293:injuries*; D006341:Heart Rupture / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D015607:Stents; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene