title: Very late stent thrombosis in a bare-metal stent, 9 years after implantation.
abstract: Very late bare-metal stent thrombosis occurring beyond one year after stenting is uncommon. We report a case of bare-metal stent thrombosis presenting as acute myocardial infarction. The patient's stent was implanted 9 years ago, however, he was not adherent to his antiplatelet therapy (aspirin). This case highlights the importance of antiplatelet therapy in patients with stents even many years after implantation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Armed Forces Hospital, Khamis Mushayt, Aseer Region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. adelmasswary@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Adel A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Almasswary
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology*