Retrogade embolization after balloon angioplasty in a patient with late stent subthrombosis in a paclitaxel-eluting stent

We report on a 65-year-old patient who underwent a semi-urgent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for a very late stent subthrombosis (13 months) in a paclitaxel-eluting stent (PES) while still on dual antiplatelet therapy. The procedure was complicated by a retrograde embolization into the ci...

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Published in:	Acta Cardiologica Vol. 63; no. 6; pp. 797 - 799
Main Authors:	De Wolf, Axel, Basoglu, Aydin, Vranckx, Pascal, Benit, Edouard
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Taylor & Francis 31-12-2008
Subjects:	late stent subthrombosis paclitaxel-eluting stent retrograde embolization
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Summary:	We report on a 65-year-old patient who underwent a semi-urgent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for a very late stent subthrombosis (13 months) in a paclitaxel-eluting stent (PES) while still on dual antiplatelet therapy. The procedure was complicated by a retrograde embolization into the circumflex artery (CFX). We will focus on the risk of distal embolization after primary PCI for acute stent thrombosis and its prevention.
ISSN:	0001-5385 1784-973X 0001-5385
DOI:	10.2143/AC.63.6.2033400