title: Erosion/malapposition of a sirolimus eluting stent - optical coherence tomography image - a case report.
abstract: The presence of erosion/malapposition of a Sirolimus eluting stent was clearly visualized using Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) imaging. The presence of erosion/malapposition and the absence of neointimal hyperplasia after 10 months of sirolimus eluting stent could constitute a potential thrombogenic substrate for late stent thrombosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, India. drgseng@gmail.com
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sengottuvelu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008297:Male; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020123:Sirolimus / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D020123:Sirolimus