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Fractura de Stent: Caso Clínico e Revisão da Literatura

2011; Elsevier BV; Linguagem: Inglês

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Ana Lousinha, António Fiarresga, Lina Cardona, J.A.M. Lopes, Adolfo C.O. Lopes, Duarte Cacela, Lídia de Sousa, Lino Patrício, L Bernardes, Rui Cruz Ferreira,

Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases

We report the case of a man presenting with acute myocardial infarction and a history of percutaneous coronary intervention with implantation of a drug-eluting stent, which was now fractured. This case highlights the growing recognition of stent fracture as a potential mechanism for late stent thrombosis in the drug-eluting stent era. Following the case report, we review the lit- erature on the incidence, contributing fac- tors and clinical impact of stent fracture.