Korean Circ J.
2005 Oct;35(10):787-789. 10.4070/kcj.2005.35.10.787.
Drug-Eluting Stent Strut Fracture as a Cause of Restenosis
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- 1Division of Cardiology, Heart Center, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon, Korea. jhbae@kyuh.co.kr
- 2New Tokyo Hospital, Chiba, Japan.
- KMID: 1894587
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.2005.35.10.787
Abstract
- We report a case of in-stent restenosis due to the fracture of a sirolimus-eluting stent, which was confirmed by intravascular ultrasound. It can be suggested that a stent fracture is an important cause of restenosis in this era of drug-eluting stents.
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