title: Late acquired stent malapposition detected by optical coherence tomography examination.
abstract: Late stent malapposition may play a role in stent thrombosis, but the results of several intravascular ultrasound and few optical coherence tomography (OCT) studies are still controversial. We present a case of late acquired stent malapposition after drug eluting stent implantation, identified by follow-up OCT examination at 12 months, which was not related with any adverse clinical event.
authors.forename: Konstantina P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Bouki
authors.forename: Dionissios N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Chatzopoulos
authors.forename: Mihail G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Katsafados
authors.forename: Dimitrios A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Elaiopoulos
authors.forename: Stavroula N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Psychari
authors.forename: Thomas S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Apostolou
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000379:methods*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D017539:Tunica Intima