title: Latent plaque rupture in a patient undergoing stenting for acute coronary syndrome and diffuse coronary disease: a case report and review of literature.
abstract: Secondary prevention of plaque rupture following percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with acute coronary syndrome is not well studied. This case report describes a 53-year-old man who experienced plaque rupture between two previously successfully implanted stents in the right coronary artery, as documented during the 3rd intervention using intravascular ultrasound.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA.
authors.forename: Tomomi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Koizumi
authors.forename: Andrew M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Fitzgerald
mesh_terms: D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional