A Case of a Zotarolimus-Eluting Stent Fracture in the Left Anterior Descending Artery in a Patient Undergoing Hemodialysis
- Author:
In Hye CHA
1
;
Seong Hwan KIM
;
Sang Yup LIM
;
Jeong Chun AHN
;
Woo Hyuk SONG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Stents; Complications; Fracture
- MeSH: Arteries; Drug-Eluting Stents; Humans; Renal Dialysis; Stents
- From:Chonnam Medical Journal 2011;47(1):57-59
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Although stent fracture after implantation of a drug-eluting stent (DES) is a rare complication, it has been suggested to be a cause of restenosis. To date, most DES fractures have been associated with sirolimus-eluting stents. We describe here a case of a zotarolimus-eluting stent fracture after 8 months of stent placement in a calcified left anterior descending artery lesion in a patient undergoing hemodialysis.
