A Case of Stent Fracture and Very Late Stent Thrombosis 15 Months after Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Stent fracture (SF), in peripheral vessels and although in coronary arteries has been reported. Very late and after one year stent thrombosis in drug eluting stent (DES) is a rare phenomenon and its most frequent cause is discontinuation of clopidogrel. Considering SF and s...

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Main Authors: A Ghaemian, M Saravi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Babol University of Medical Sciences 2009-12-01
Series:Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Bābul
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Online Access:http://jbums.org/article-1-3366-en.html