Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5984888 | Journal of Cardiology Cases | 2012 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
SummaryThis case report describes an autopsy case of very late stent thrombosis, which was associated with intravascular ultrasound findings of late-acquired stent malapposition with thrombotic materials and marked positive vascular remodeling at the site of the sirolimus-eluting stent implantation. Histopathological examination showed both destructive and proliferative reactions had occurred in the same stented coronary arterial wall 44Â months after sirolimus-eluting stent implantation. Long-lasting severe local inflammation beyond healing reaction, causing vessel enlargement, may be related to very late stent thrombosis.
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Authors
Shinjo MD, FJCC, Masahiro MD, FJCC, Mai MD, Kuninobu MD, Yoshitaka MD, Fumihiko MD, Yuki MD, Masaru MD, Kouhei MD, Katsumi MD, Yutaka MD, FJCC,