Acute thrombosis of drug eluting stent following protamine: a case report.
Reversal of anticoagulant effect of heparin to treat coronary perforation after bare metal stent implantation is an accepted practice. However this practice may not be safe following drug eluting stent implantation. We report a case of acute stent thrombosis following protamine administration for coronary perforation after drug eluting stent implantation.
Department of Cardiology, G.B. Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India. nathani_7904@yahoo.co.in
Saibal
S
Mukhopadhyay
Jamal
J
Yusuf
Vimal
V
Mehta
Srikanth
S
Nathani
Sanjay
S
Tyagi
D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006493:Heparin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006494:Heparin Antagonists / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D011479:Protamines / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020123:Sirolimus / Q000008:administration & dosage*
D006494:Heparin Antagonists; D011479:Protamines; D006493:Heparin; D020123:Sirolimus