Strut fracture: a further concern with drug-eluting stents

J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2008 Sep;9(9):949-52. doi: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e3282f03bad.

Abstract

A potential cause of drug-eluting stent restenosis is strut fracture. To date, few cases have been reported in the available literature and a best treatment method has not been established. We describe two cases of sirolimus-eluting stent fracture combined with focal restenosis and also review those previously reported.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary*
  • Coronary Stenosis / therapy*
  • Drug-Eluting Stents / adverse effects*
  • Equipment Failure
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Recurrence
  • Sirolimus

Substances

  • Sirolimus