Latent plaque rupture in a patient undergoing stenting for acute coronary syndrome and diffuse coronary disease: a case report and review of literature.
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.
Koizumi
Tomomi
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Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA.
Wilson
Andrew M
AM
Clark
David A
DA
Fitzgerald
Peter J
PJ
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