title: Acute stent thrombosis after a "stroll for fresh air". A case of the smoking gun.
abstract: We present a case of a patient who underwent a percutaneous coronary intervention and excused himself for some "fresh air". He subsequently developed acute stent thrombosis. We discuss the contribution of acute cigarette smoking to this serious complication after stent implantation.
authors.affiliation: Heart Institute, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel. igotsman@bezeqint.net
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gotsman
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Helman
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Planer
mesh_terms: D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*