title: Bare-metal stent thrombosis two decades after stenting.
abstract: Very late bare-metal stent (BMS) thrombosis is unusual in clinical practice. To the best of our knowledge, the latest that the thrombosis of a BMS has been reported is 14 years after implantation. Here, we describe a case of BMS thrombosis that occurred two decades after stenting. A 68-year-old male patient was admitted with acute anterior myocardial infarction. This patient had a history of BMS implantation in the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) 20 years previously. Immediate coronary angiography demonstrated acute thrombotic occlusion of the stent in the LAD. With this case, we are recording the latest reported incidence of BMS thrombosis after implantation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. aynuracibuca85@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Aynur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Acibuca
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Demet Menekse
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Gerede
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Veysel Kutay
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Vurgun
mesh_terms: D054058:Acute Coronary Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055118:Medication Adherence; D008670:Metals; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D015607:Stents; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D008670:Metals; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D001241:Aspirin