Recurrent late drug-eluting stent thrombosis upon discontinuation of antiplatelet therapy.
Stent thrombosis is a rare but serious complication of percutaneous coronary intervention. Stent thrombosis usually occurs early after stent implantation but can occasionally occur late, especially when drug-eluting stents are used. We report a case of recurrent late paclitaxel-eluting stent thrombosis (8 and 21 months after initial stent implantation) upon discontinuation of dual antiplatelet therapy.
Varghese
Indu
I
Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, USA.
Ummer
Ayrin
A
Roesle
Michele
M
Banerjee
Subhash
S
Brilakis
Emmanouil S
ES
D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012008:Recurrence; D017131:Thrombectomy; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional
D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors