title: Retrograde embolization after balloon angioplasty in a patient with late stent subthrombosis in a paclitaxel-eluting stent.
abstract: We report on a 65-year-old patient who underwent a semi-urgent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for a very late stent subthrombosis (13 months) in a paclitaxel-eluting stent (PES) while still on dual antiplatelet therapy.The procedure was complicated by a retrograde embolization into the circumflex artery (CFX). We will focus on the risk of distal embolization after primary PCI for acute stent thrombosis and its prevention.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Virga Jesse Hospital, Hasselt, Belgium. ade_wolf@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Axel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: De Wolf
authors.forename: Aydin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Basoglu
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vranckx
authors.forename: Edouard
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Benit
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000628:therapy; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017239:Paclitaxel / Q000008:administration & dosage; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D017239:Paclitaxel