title: Angioplasty for the late stent thrombosis, the new technical challenge: a single centre experience.
abstract: Late Angiographic Stent Thrombosis (LAST) following drug-eluting stent is quite a well recognised entity today with most reported cases having occurred following antiplatelet therapy withdrawal late after stent implantation. Angioplasty of these late thrombotic stent occlusions poses a new technical challenge quite different from usual native vessel thrombotic occlusions, an issue that has not been addressed at length primarily due to the limited numbers and stray nature of the reports. We herein report our experience with percutaneous intervention in five such cases of late stent thrombosis >2 years following drug-eluting stent implantation from a single centre.
authors.forename: Pravin K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Goel
authors.forename: Gursewak Singh
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Gill
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D020878:Device Removal; D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012494:Sampling Studies; D020123:Sirolimus / Q000008:administration & dosage; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D020123:Sirolimus