Why the study?
What is the incidence and outcome of late angiographic stent thrombosis after sirolimus-eluting stent implantation?
Population
725 patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention with sirolimus-eluting stent implantation in…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
median 271 days
Authors
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Antiplatelet discontinuation may precipitate fatal late stent thrombosis after sirolimus-eluting stents; leaves open precise incidence in unselected contemporary cohorts.
What is the incidence and outcome of late angiographic stent thrombosis after sirolimus-eluting stent implantation?
Late angiographic stent thrombosis after sirolimus-eluting stent implantation is rare (0.6%) but can be fatal, particularly following the discontinuation of antiplatelet therapy.
Takahashi et al. (2007) studied this question.
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