title: A case of very late stent thrombosis facilitated by drug eluting stent fracture: comparative images before and after stent fracture detected by 64-multidetector computed tomography.
abstract: A stent fracture (SF) is one of the responsible factors for in-stent restenosis after a percutaneous coronary intervention. Factors that have an important role for a SF are vessel tortuosity, the presence of a right coronary artery lesion, overlapping stents, and the use of a drugeluting stent (DES) such as a sirolimus-eluting stent. Unlike with the use of bare metal stents, most SFs have occurred with the use of DES, and a DES may be a possible factor for a SF. A SF can cause clinical problems that range from stable angina to acute coronary syndrome. We experienced a case of acute myocardial infarction that was combined with a SF. We describe here the coronary angiography findings and the 64-multidetector computed tomography images before and after the SF.
authors.forename: Hyunmin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Choe
authors.forename: Gham
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hur
authors.forename: Joon Hyung
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Doh
authors.forename: June
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Namgung
authors.forename: Sung Yun
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Kyoung Taek
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Woo Ik
authors.initials: WI
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Won Ro
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*