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Document Details : Title: Retrogade embolization after balloon angioplasty in a patient with late stent subthrombosis in a paclitaxel-eluting stent Author(s): A. De Wolf , A. Basoglu , P. Vranckx , E. Benit Journal: Acta Cardiologica Volume: 63 Issue: 6 Date: 2008 Pages: 797-799 DOI: 10.2143/AC.63.6.2033400 Abstract : We report on a 65-year-old patient who underwent a semi-urgent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for a very late stent subthrombosis (13 months) in a paclitaxel-eluting stent (PES) while still on dual antiplatelet therapy. The procedure was complicated by a retrograde embolization into the circumflex artery (CFX). We will focus on the risk of distal embolization after primary PCI for acute stent thrombosis and its prevention. |
