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Published 1 September 2009
Cite this as: BMJ Case Reports 2009 [doi:10.1136/bcr.06.2009.2014]
Copyright © 2009 by the BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.

Findings that shed new light on the possible pathogenesis of a disease or an adverse effect

Very late bare metal stent thrombosis with concomitant patent drug eluting stent in the same vessel: a case for a suggestive hypothesis

Gaetano Tanzilli1, Alessio Arrivi2, Martina Sordi2, Herribert Pavaci2, Attilio Placanica2, Enrico Mangieri2

1 Policlinico Umberto I, Viale del Policlinico 155, Roma, 00161, Italy
2 Policlinico Umberto I, heart and great vessels "Attilio Reale", Viale del Policlinico 155, Rome, 00161, Italy

Correspondence to:
Gaetano Tanzilli, gaetano.tanzilli{at}uniroma1.it

SUMMARY

We report a case of very late stent thrombosis of a bare metal stent with a concurrent drug eluting stent’s patency in the same coronary vessel, in a patient undergoing primary angioplasty who discontinued his clopidogrel regimen a few weeks after successful deployment of the stents.


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