Multiple Stent Fractures After Everolimus-Eluting Stent Implantation Causing Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Case Report |
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| Authors: | Eun Young Ji Gyung-Min Park Dae Won Kim Tae-Seok Kim Chan Joon Kim Jung Sun Cho Mahn-Won Park Sung Ho Her |
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| Institution: | From the Department of Cardiology, Daejeon St. Mary''s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea. |
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| Abstract: | Stent fracture is an uncommon complication of drug-eluting stent implantation, but it has a clinical significance because of its potential association with adverse cardiac events such as in-stent restenosis, target lesion revascularization, and stent thrombosis. Multiple stent fractures account for a small proportion, but they may lead to more serious complications. Newer generation drug-eluting stents are designed for improved safety and efficacy compared with early generation drug-eluting stents. Multiple stent fractures after newer generation drug-eluting stent implantation are a rare case.We report a case of 25-year-old male who presented with acute myocardial infarction caused by multiple stent fractures after everolimus-eluting stents implantation and was treated by balloon angioplasty.Physicians should be aware of the possibility of multiple stent fractures even after newer generation drug-eluting stent implantation. |
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