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Late Stent Thrombosis
- Barry F Uretsky, Fen Wei Wang, MD (22 April 2004)
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Barry F Uretsky, MD Professor, Director of Cardiology, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Fen Wei Wang, MD
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buretsky{at}utmb.edu Barry F Uretsky, et al.
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Dear Editor Hayashi et al.[1] report two cases of acute myocardial infarction caused by thrombotic occlusion at a stent site two years after stenting. This report further supports the concept that there is a continuous risk for late stent thrombosis, a concept we described in our study of 1191 nonbrachytherapy patients undergoing coronary stenting and followed for 1 year after stent placement.[2] We found that the incidence of late stent thrombisis (stent thrombosis > 30 days) was 0.76% (9 out of 1191 patients), almost equal to that of subacute stent thrombosis 0.92% 2. Hayashi’s elegant description and pictures adds to our knowledge of this subject. References 1. Hayashi T, Kimura A, Ishikawa K. Acute myocardial infarction caused by thrombotic occlusion at a stent site two years after conventional stent implantation. Heart 2004; 90:e26. 2. Wang FW, Stouffer GA, Waxman S, Uretsky BF. Late coronary stent thrombosis: early vs. late stent thrombosis in the stent era. Cathet Cardiovasc Intervent 2002; 55:142-147. |
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