Very late thrombosis of a drug-eluting stent deployed during primary angioplasty for ST-elevation myocardial infarction

J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2006 Oct;7(10):771-4. doi: 10.2459/01.JCM.0000247326.80406.fb.

Abstract

Drug-eluting stents, despite being very effective in reducing restenosis after percutaneous coronary interventions, are associated with a low but definite risk of late thrombotic occlusion with adverse clinical events. To date, the incidence and overall risk of late thrombosis of drug-eluting stents after primary percutaneous coronary interventions for ST-elevation myocardial infarction are not well defined because of the relative paucity of evidence-based data. We report the case of an angiographically confirmed paclitaxel-eluting stent thrombosis, occurring 20 months after successful primary percutaneous coronary intervention in a 41-year-old woman. To the best of our knowledge, this is the most delayed case of paclitaxel-eluting stent thrombosis described so far.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / adverse effects*
  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / methods
  • Cardiac Catheterization
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Thrombosis / etiology
  • Coronary Thrombosis / therapy*
  • Drug-Eluting Stents / adverse effects*
  • Electrocardiography
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Myocardial Infarction / complications
  • Myocardial Infarction / diagnosis*
  • Myocardial Infarction / therapy*
  • Paclitaxel / administration & dosage
  • Retreatment
  • Risk Assessment
  • Thrombectomy / methods
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Paclitaxel