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Late thrombosis of sirolimus-eluting stents following noncardiac surgery

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CATHETERIZATION AND CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS
Volume 65, Issue 4, Pages 516-519

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WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.20391

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acute thrombosis; stent; drug-eluting stent; percutaneous coronary intervention; complication; myocardial infarction

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We describe two patients with in-stent thrombosis occurring 4 and 21 months after implantation of sirolimus-eluting stents. Both cases occurred following noncardiac surgery. In both cases, aspirin had been stopped prior to surgery. Both patient sustained a severe myocardial infarction; one died. The occurrence of late thrombosis of sirolimus-eluting stentsis of concern. (c) 2005 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

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