Stent thrombosis: Nightmare of the interventional cardiology era

Abstract Coronary stents have marked an era in the interventional cardiology and have significantly decreased the rates of acute restenosis. Although diminished rates of restenosis have been observed with stents with respect to balloon angioplasty, restenosis is still a major problem of the interven...

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Published in:International journal of cardiology 2011-05, Vol.148 (3), p.e51-e52
Main Authors: Karakurt, Ozlem, Akdemir, Ramazan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary - adverse effects
Cardiology - trends
Cardiovascular
Coronary Restenosis - etiology
Coronary Restenosis - physiopathology
Humans
Myocardial Infarction - etiology
Myocardial Infarction - physiopathology
Stent thrombosis
Stents - adverse effects
Thrombosis - etiology
Thrombosis - physiopathology
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Abstract Coronary stents have marked an era in the interventional cardiology and have significantly decreased the rates of acute restenosis. Although diminished rates of restenosis have been observed with stents with respect to balloon angioplasty, restenosis is still a major problem of the interventional procedures. Stent thrombosis (ST) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a rare and usually poor prognostic event that might result in myocardial infarction (MI) and sudden death .We wanted to summarize the main features of the issue.
ISSN:0167-5273
1874-1754
DOI:10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.03.002