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. 2010 Jan;40(1):50-3.
doi: 10.4070/kcj.2010.40.1.50. Epub 2010 Jan 27.

Extensive late-acquired incomplete stent apposition after sirolimus-eluting stent implantation

Hyun-Chul Choi  1 , Seung-Ho Hur, Chang-Wook Nam, Yun-Kyeong Cho, Hyungseop Kim, Nam-Hee Park, Yoon-Nyun Kim, Kwon-Bae Kim
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Extensive late-acquired incomplete stent apposition after sirolimus-eluting stent implantation

Hyun-Chul Choi et al. Korean Circ J. 2010 Jan.

Abstract

Late-acquired incomplete stent apposition (ISA) is frequently observed after drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation. Most incidences of late-acquired ISA induced by positive vascular remodeling were of the focal type and occurred in a single vessel. We present an unusual case of a 45-year-old male subject diagnosed with late-acquired ISA that occurred in multiple vessels.

Keywords: Drug-eluting stent; Ultrasonography, interventional.

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Fig. 1
Coronary angiography at pre-intervention. A: right coronary artery. B: left coronary artery.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) images of sirolimus-eluting stents in left anterior descending artery (LAD). A: post-stenting IVUS. The stent struts were well apposed to the vessel wall at the time of implantation. B: nine month follow-up IVUS. Incomplete stent apposition was found diffusely from proximal to distal LAD (a-e) at the follow-up. *incomplete stent apposition.
Fig. 3
Fig. 3
Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) images of sirolimus-eluting stent in right coronary artery (RCA). A: post-stenting IVUS. The stent struts were well apposed to the vessel wall at the time of implantation. B: nine month follow-up IVUS. Incomplete stent apposition was found diffusely from proximal to distal RCA (a-e) with stent fracture (c) at the follow-up. *incomplete stent apposition.
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