Fatal Very Late Stent Thrombosis in a Young Diabetic Patient With Severely Diffuse Coronary Atherosclerosis
Year: 2008
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Stent thrombosis is an infrequent event but a potentially fatal complication of coronary stenting. Adherence to long-term antiplatelet therapy plays an important role in the prevention of late stent thrombosis after drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation. Poor glycemic control due to nonadherence to diabetic treatments is likely to result in severely diffuse coronary atherosclerosis and diabetic microvascular complications. This case report describes fatal very late stent thrombosis in a young diabetic patient, which teaches us about the potential risk of DES in patients with acute myocardial infarction and the importance of patient education about long-term dual antiplatelet therapy after DES implantation. Furthermore, it demonstrates severely diffuse atherosclerosis in a young diabetic patient with nonadherence to diabetic treatments.
Source: International Heart Journal
DOI: 10.1536/ihj.49.507
Institution: Chiba University
Language: English
Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2053511052