A Case of Lipid Core Plaque Progression and Rupture at the Edge of a Coronary Stent: Elucidating the Mechanisms of Drug-Eluting Stent Failure

• Published in: Circulation. Cardiovascular interventions Vol. 3; no. 2; pp. 193 - 196
• Main Authors: Waxman, Sergio, Freilich, Mark I, Suter, Melissa J, Shishkov, Milen, Bilazarian, Seth, Virmani, Renu, Bouma, Brett E, Tearney, Gary J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hagerstown, MD American Heart Association, Inc 01.04.2010; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Subjects: Angina, Unstable - etiology; Angina, Unstable - physiopathology; Atherosclerosis (general aspects, experimental research); Biological and medical sciences; Blood and lymphatic vessels; Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; Cardiology. Vascular system; Cardiovascular system; Coronary Angiography; Coronary Artery Bypass; Coronary heart disease; Coronary Restenosis - diagnosis; Coronary Restenosis - etiology; Coronary Restenosis - pathology; Coronary Restenosis - surgery; Coronary Stenosis - diagnosis; Coronary Stenosis - pathology; Coronary Stenosis - physiopathology; Coronary Stenosis - therapy; Coronary Vessels - drug effects; Coronary Vessels - pathology; Coronary Vessels - surgery; Drug-Eluting Stents; Heart; Humans; Imaging, Three-Dimensional; Lipids; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Miscellaneous; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; Sirolimus - administration & dosage; Tomography, Optical Coherence; Treatment Failure; Performance evaluation; Pharmaceutical technology; Treatment efficiency; Coronary artery; Cardiovascular disease; Coronary heart disease; Vascular disease; Treatment; Atherosclerotic plaque; Atherosclerosis; Risk factor; Complication; Technique; Mechanism of action; Drug eluting stent; Failure
• ISSN: 1941-7640; 1941-7632
• DOI: 10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.109.917955