Late angiographic stent thrombosis in a drug-eluting stent that occurred 20 months after premature discontinuation of clopidogrel administration.
Late angiographic stent thrombosis (LAST) in a drug-eluting stent has been reported in several studies. Most LAST occur just after discontinuation of antiplatelet therapy. We report the first case of LAST that occurred 21 months after implantation of a Cypher stent and 20 months after discontinuation of clopidogrel, results that suggest a mechanism other than the discontinuation of antiplatelet therapy might be responsible for LAST.
Yang
Jianmin
J
Department of Cardiology, Hangzhou No.1 Municipal Hospital, Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Hangzhou Hospital, Hangzhou, China.
Wang
Ningfu
N
Zhang
Xingwei
X
Xu
Jian
J
Ling
Feng
F
Zhou
Liang
L
Ye
Xianhua
X
D000328:Adult; D000077144:Clopidogrel; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000628:therapy; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D020123:Sirolimus / Q000008:administration & dosage; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013988:Ticlopidine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*
D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D000077144:Clopidogrel; D013988:Ticlopidine; D020123:Sirolimus