Late acquired stent malapposition detected by optical coherence tomography examination.
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.
Bouki
Konstantina P
KP
Chatzopoulos
Dionissios N
DN
Katsafados
Mihail G
MG
Elaiopoulos
Dimitrios A
DA
Psychari
Stavroula N
SN
Apostolou
Thomas S
TS
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