Very late stent thrombosis after implantation of drug eluting stent.

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2006-11-26
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A case of late stent occlusion of a Sirolimus eluting Cypher stent (Cordis, Johnson and Johnson) presenting as acute ST elevation myocardial infarction 22 months after deployment is reported. The possible mechanisms are discussed.
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Bhatia V, Kachru R, Kaul U. Very late stent thrombosis after implantation of drug eluting stent. Journal of the Association of Physicians of India. 2006 Nov; 54(): 879-80