OCT Findings from the European Multi-centre Prestige Stent Thrombosis Study
Background Coronary stent thrombosis (ST) remains the ‘Achilles Heel’ of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Although relatively rare, it is associated with a high rate of acute myocardial infarction and death.A specific point of concern is the ongoing risk of very late ST, occurring more than one year after stent implantation, and the fact that this seems to occur steadily at an annual rate of 0.5% with a high risk of recurrence. The exact mechanisms are multi-factorial and poorly understood and previous studies have been hampered by small sample sizes, incomplete patient characterisation, and a lack of intracoronary imaging ...
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