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Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris)
; 61(1): 64-8, 2012 Feb.
Artículo
en Francés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21658673
RESUMEN
Drug-eluting stents have greatly reduced the risk of in-stent restenosis compared to bare metal stents by inhibiting neointimal growth. However, they may carry some long-term risks, especially the risk of late stent thrombosis. Recently, several cases of drug-eluting stent fracture have been also reported. The mechanisms, the diagnosis, the clinical implications and the management of this new complication are not well-known. We report the observation of a new case of displaced, sirolimus drug-eluting stent fracture. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case in France.