title: Late thrombosis in cypher stents after the discontinuation of antiplatelet therapy.
abstract: Drug-eluting stents, since their approval in the United States, have become the treatment of choice for de novo coronary artery narrowing due to their ability to reduce restenosis and the need for repeat revascularization. We present two patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention for the treatment of multivessel coronary artery disease; both patients were treated with sirolimus-eluting stents (SES) and bare metal stents (BMS).
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Washington Hospital Center, DC 20010, USA.
authors.forename: Eugenio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Stabile
authors.forename: Edouard
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cheneau
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kinnaird
authors.forename: William O
authors.initials: WO
authors.lastname: Suddath
authors.forename: Neil J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Weissman
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Torguson
authors.forename: Kenneth M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Kent
authors.forename: Augusto D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Pichard
authors.forename: Lowell F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Satler
authors.forename: Ron
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Waksman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008297:Male; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D011859:Radiography; D020123:Sirolimus / Q000008:administration & dosage; D015607:Stents; D016312:Treatment Refusal; D028761:Withholding Treatment
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D020123:Sirolimus