• Int. J. Cardiol. · Jun 2011

    Case Reports

    Late asymptomatic sirolimus-eluting stent fracture in a female with systemic lupus erythematosus.

    • Anastasia Damelou, Periklis A Davlouros, and Dimitrios Alexopoulos.
    • Department of Cardiology, Patras University Hospital, Rion, Patras, Greece. Electronic address: ndamelou@hotmail.com.
    • Int. J. Cardiol. 2011 Jun 2; 149 (2): e72-e74.

    AbstractWe report a case of a sirolimus eluting (Cypher, Johnson-Johnson) stent fracture (SF) incidentally depicted 3 years post PCI in an asymptomatic female with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The vessel was assessed with intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and optical coherence tomography (OCT). Different imaging modalities results are presented. OCT may offer superior imaging of SF compared to fluoroscopy and IVUS and might prove useful for the detailed assessment and tailored treatment of this rare complication.Copyright © 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

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