Very Late Stent Fracture Associated With a Sirolimus-eluting Stent

Heart Lung and Circulation

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 426-428

  Leong, D P ^a   Dundon, B K ^a   Puri, R ^a   Yeend, R A S ^a  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Drug eluting stent; Sirolimus eluting stent; Stent fracture; Stent thrombosis

Indexed keywords

RAPAMYCIN; TROPONIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DRUG ELUTING STENT; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; STENT FRACTURE; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; DRUG-ELUTING STENTS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SIROLIMUS;

EID: 50249114150     PISSN: 14439506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2007.06.004     Document Type: Article

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