The lack of endothelization after drug-eluting stent implantation as a cause of fatal late stent thrombosis
Language English Country Netherlands Media print-electronic
Document type Case Reports, Journal Article
- MeSH
- Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary adverse effects instrumentation MeSH
- Endothelial Cells pathology MeSH
- Fatal Outcome MeSH
- Myocardial Infarction diagnostic imaging therapy MeSH
- Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors therapeutic use MeSH
- Cardiovascular Agents administration & dosage MeSH
- Clopidogrel MeSH
- Coronary Angiography MeSH
- Middle Aged MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Paclitaxel administration & dosage MeSH
- Autopsy MeSH
- Prosthesis Design MeSH
- Drug-Eluting Stents * MeSH
- Ticlopidine analogs & derivatives therapeutic use MeSH
- Thrombosis etiology pathology MeSH
- Treatment Outcome MeSH
- Check Tag
- Middle Aged MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Male MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Case Reports MeSH
- Names of Substances
- Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors MeSH
- Cardiovascular Agents MeSH
- Clopidogrel MeSH
- Paclitaxel MeSH
- Ticlopidine MeSH
The authors present a fatal case of late thrombosis of paclitaxel-eluting stent implanted in the left main stem occurring 6 months after the procedure and 3 weeks after the cessation of clopidogrel. An autopsy has shown the lack of endothelization of deployed stent.
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