title: Multivessel stent thrombosis with optical coherence tomography (OCT) utilization for therapeutic guidance.
abstract: A 63 year old male presents with anterior ST elevation myocardial infarction. Two years prior he had PCI with DES to the proximal left anterior descending (LAD) and circumflex arteries following an abnormal stress test. Clopidogrel was discontinued several weeks prior to this presentation.
authors.affiliation: Lahey Hospital & Medical Center. Electronic address: neil.m.yager@lahey.org.
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yager
authors.affiliation: Lahey Hospital & Medical Center.
authors.forename: Arjun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Majithia
authors.affiliation: Lahey Hospital & Medical Center.
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Waxman
mesh_terms: D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000628:therapy*; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / Q000379:methods; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Acute coronary syndrome; OCT; Optical coherence tomography; Stent thrombosis