Simultaneous subacute stent thrombosis of two drug-eluting stents in the left anterior descending and the circumflex coronary arteries. Case report and review of the literature.
In the area of drug-eluting stents (DES), complex interventional procedures are increasing in number. In particular, the number of patients undergoing three-vessel or bifurcation lesion stenting is rising, together with increasing concern about the risk of acute stent thrombosis in the area of the DES. In this paper, we present a patient who underwent multivessel bifurcation stent placement after an acute inferior myocardial infarction over a period of one week, with sudden subacute stents thrombosis of the two drug-eluting stents in the left anterior descending and the circumflex coronary arteries, leading to death. This case report is followed by a review of literature.
Movahed
Mohammad-Reza
MR
University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Irvine, California, USA.
Vu
John
J
Ahsan
Chowdhury
C
D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012307:Risk Factors; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013997:Time Factors
D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors