Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2964193 | Journal of Cardiology Cases | 2010 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
SummaryA 74-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with chest pain and shortness of breath. Coronary arteriograms revealed occlusion of a drug-eluting stent, which had been implanted 33 months earlier, in the middle right coronary artery. During percutaneous coronary intervention, distal embolization developed and a thrombus was detected with an aspiration catheter. Serological examinations performed 1 year before and during the present hospitalization revealed positive lupus anticoagulant activity. Thrombophilic tendencies, such as antiphospholipid syndrome, are noteworthy as one of the causative factors in very late stent thrombosis.
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Authors
Tatsuya Hondo, Shin Eno, Keiji Matsuda, Akinori Sairaku, Tomohiko Kisaka,