This case report highlights the risk of very late stent thrombosis occurring 41 months after the implantation of a sirolimus-eluting stent.
Very late stent thrombosis can occur >3 years after sirolimus-eluting stents; leaves open optimal antiplatelet duration.
We report the case of a 67-year-old man who presented with a [corrected] non-ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction 41 months after implantation of a sirolimus-eluting stent in his left circumflex coronary artery. Coronary angiography revealed stent thrombosis.
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