title: Late stent thrombosis in patients receiving ticlopidine and aspirin after sirolimus-eluting stent implantation.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  There is little information about the efficacy of ticlopidine plus aspirin after sirolimus-eluting stent (SES) implantation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The incidence of stent thrombosis was evaluated in 1,029 patients receiving ticlopidine and aspirin after SES deployment. Clinical follow-up was obtained in 98.9% (mean follow-up 17.0+/-7.9 months). Early stent thrombosis was observed in 5 patients (0.49%). There was 1 case each of late (0.1%) and very late stent thrombosis (0.1%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Late and very late stent thrombosis in Japanese patients receiving ticlopidine and aspirin after SES deployment occurs infrequently.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kitahara
authors.forename: Yoshio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Yoshihide
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fujimoto
authors.forename: Yoshitake
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakayama
authors.forename: Nakabumi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kuroda
authors.forename: Toshiharu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Himi
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Miyazaki
authors.forename: Issei
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Komuro
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001241:Aspirin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020123:Sirolimus / Q000008:administration & dosage; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013988:Ticlopidine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D013988:Ticlopidine; D001241:Aspirin; D020123:Sirolimus