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Acute myocardial infarction caused by thrombotic occlusion at a stent site two years after conventional stent implantation
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- Published on: 23 November 2015
- Published on: 23 November 2015Late Stent ThrombosisShow More
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...
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