A case of lipid core plaque progression and rupture at the edge of a coronary stent: elucidating the mechanisms of drug-eluting stent failure

Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2010 Apr;3(2):193-6. doi: 10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.109.917955.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Angina, Unstable / etiology
  • Angina, Unstable / physiopathology
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Artery Bypass
  • Coronary Restenosis / diagnosis
  • Coronary Restenosis / etiology
  • Coronary Restenosis / pathology
  • Coronary Restenosis / surgery*
  • Coronary Stenosis / diagnosis*
  • Coronary Stenosis / pathology
  • Coronary Stenosis / physiopathology
  • Coronary Stenosis / therapy*
  • Coronary Vessels / drug effects
  • Coronary Vessels / pathology
  • Coronary Vessels / surgery
  • Drug-Eluting Stents*
  • Humans
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional
  • Lipids
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Sirolimus / administration & dosage*
  • Tomography, Optical Coherence
  • Treatment Failure

Substances

  • Lipids
  • Sirolimus

Associated data

  • ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT00540761