Disruption of atherosclerotic neointima seven years after bare metal stent deployment.
Int Heart J
; 53(4): 261-2, 2012.
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ABSTRACT
A 58-year-old male with a history of prior myocardial infarction, hypertension, and dyslipidemia was admitted due to deteriorating exertional angina. A bare metal stent (Multilink plus™, GUIDANT Corporation, Santa Clara, CA, USA) had been implanted into the proximal left anterior descending artery because of ST-elevation myocardial infarction 7 years earlier. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) showed a disruption of the atherosclerotic neointima overlying the stent. Intravascular imaging studies and pathological studies have shown that neointima within a bare-metal stent often transform into atherosclerotic tissue during an extended period of time. In the current report, OCT demonstrated that a disruption of the atherosclerotic neointima has the potential to cause the development of unstable clinical features. OCT examinations therefore help to understand the pathogenesis of acute coronary syndrome after stent implantation.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Stents
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Aterosclerosis
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Neointima
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
Límite:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int Heart J
Asunto de la revista:
CARDIOLOGIA
Año:
2012
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Japón