Mechanisms of Very Late Drug-Eluting Stent Thrombosis Assessed by Optical Coherence Tomography

Taniwaki, Masanori; Radu, Maria; Zaugg, Serge; Amabile, Nicolas; M. García‐García, Héctor; Yamaji, Kyohei; Jørgensen, Erik; Kelbæk, Henning; Pilgrim, Thomas; Caussin, Christophe; Zanchin, Thomas; Veugeois, Aurélie; Abildgaard, Ulrik; Jüni, Peter; Cook, Stéphane; C. Koskinas, Konstantinos; Windecker, Stephan; Räber, Lorenz

doi:10.1161/circulationaha.115.019071

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Mechanisms of Very Late Drug-Eluting Stent Thrombosis Assessed by Optical Coherence Tomography

Published in Circulation • Jan 14, 2016

Authors:

Masanori Taniwaki

Maria Radu

Serge Zaugg

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The pathomechanisms underlying very late stent thrombosis (VLST) after implantation of drug-eluting stents (DES) are incompletely understood. Using optical coherence tomography, we investigated potential causes of this adverse event. METHODS AND RESULTS: Between August 2010 and December ...

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Medicine

Optical coherence tomography

Drug-eluting stent

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