title: IVUS rings mapping a patient's history.
abstract: We describe the case of a patient presenting with a stent thrombosis and an intravascular ultrasound image of three concentric strut layers of progressively worse expanded stents resembling a tree's growth rings.
authors.affiliation: UOC Interventional Hemodynamics and Cardiology, Hospital Santa Maria Goretti, Latina, Italy. g.a.sgueglia@gmail.com
authors.forename: Gregory A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Sgueglia
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Todaro
authors.forename: Micaela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Conte
authors.forename: Antonino
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stipo
authors.forename: Edoardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pucci
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D023903:Coronary Restenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents; D006801:Humans; D008670:Metals; D008875:Middle Aged; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D015607:Stents; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D013997:Time Factors; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional
chemical_list: D008670:Metals