title: Acute coronary syndrome and late stent failure in a patient with Behçet's syndrome.
abstract: The present case report describes the occurrence of an acute coronary syndrome and of a post-percutaneous coronary intervention complication in a patient with Behçet's syndrome. An active phase of this syndrome, through an increased oxidative stress and reduced nitric oxide availability, could explain both an early myocardial infarction as well as an infarction following late in-stent reocclusion. This complication can be very difficult to treat.
authors.affiliation: II Division of Cardiology and Coronary Care Unit, Rome, Italy. robluc@tiscalinet.it
authors.forename: Rita L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Putini
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Natale
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Marcotullio
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: De Felice
authors.forename: Salvatore F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Vajola
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D023903:Coronary Restenosis; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D015607:Stents