Drug-Eluting Stent Strut Fracture as a Cause of Restenosis.
10.4070/kcj.2005.35.10.787
- Author:
Jang Ho BAE
1
;
Dae Woo HYUN
;
Ki Young KIM
;
Hyun Ju YOON
;
Sunao NAKAMURA
Author Information
1. Division of Cardiology, Heart Center, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon, Korea. jhbae@kyuh.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Stent fracture;
Coronary restenosis;
Drug-eluting stent
- MeSH:
Coronary Restenosis;
Drug-Eluting Stents*;
Stents;
Ultrasonography
- From:Korean Circulation Journal
2005;35(10):787-789
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
We report a case of in-stent restenosis due to the fracture of a sirolimus-eluting stent, which was confirmed by intravascular ultrasound. It can be suggested that a stent fracture is an important cause of restenosis in this era of drug-eluting stents.
