Why the study?
Does intravascular fiberscopy detect the cause of repeated stent thrombosis when coronary angiography fails?
Population
A 77-year-old man with repeated stent thrombosis despite contemporary periprocedural anti-platelet therapy
Comparison
Intravascular fiberscopy vs Coronary angiography
Design
Case_report
Authors
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Angioscopy may identify occult causes of recurrent stent thrombosis missed by angiography; leaves open need for prospective validation before wider use.
Does intravascular fiberscopy detect the cause of repeated stent thrombosis when coronary angiography fails?
Intravascular fiberscopy (angioscopy) can be useful for identifying the cause of subacute stent thrombosis when coronary angiography fails to do so.
Yamada et al. (2001) studied this question.