This case highlights the utility of intravascular ultrasound in identifying and guiding the management of early stent thrombosis caused by coronary intramural hematoma.
A 42-year-old man was admitted with an inferior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Emergency coronary angiography revealed a critical lesion of the middle right coronary artery, which was treated with a 3.5 x 18-mm zotarolimus-eluting stent.
Martínez et al. (Thu,) studied this question.