title: Stent fracture: case report and literature review.
abstract: We report the case of a man presenting with acute myocardial infarction and a history of percutaneous coronary intervention with implantation of a drug-eluting stent, which was now fractured. This case highlights the growing recognition of stent fracture as a potential mechanism for late stent thrombosis in the drug-eluting stent era. Following the case report, we review the literature on the incidence, contributing factors and clinical impact of stent fracture.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Cardiologia, Hospital de Santa Marta, Lisboa, Portugal. lousinha@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lousinha
authors.forename: António
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fiarresga
authors.forename: Lorete
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cardona
authors.forename: João Pedro
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.forename: Artur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.forename: Duarte
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cacela
authors.forename: Lídia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: de Sousa
authors.forename: Lino
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Patrício
authors.forename: Luís
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bernardes
authors.forename: Rui Cruz
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Ferreira
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019160:Endosonography; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011475:Prosthesis Failure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011859:Radiography; D019233:Retreatment