Strut fracture: a further concern with drug-eluting stents.
A potential cause of drug-eluting stent restenosis is strut fracture. To date, few cases have been reported in the available literature and a best treatment method has not been established. We describe two cases of sirolimus-eluting stent fracture combined with focal restenosis and also review those previously reported.
Pedon
Luigi
L
Department of Cardiovascular Disease, Cittadella, Padua, Italy.
Zennaro
Marco
M
Calzolari
Diego
D
Zanchetta
Mario
M
D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000628:therapy*; D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D020123:Sirolimus
D020123:Sirolimus