Volume 59, Issue 3 pp. 366-368
Coronary Artery Disease

Acute coronary syndrome secondary to a complex lesion within a stent implanted over 6 years previously

David M. Baker MD

David M. Baker MD

Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque Veterans Affairs Hospital, Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Larry A. Osborn MD

Corresponding Author

Larry A. Osborn MD

Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque Veterans Affairs Hospital, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, 2211 Lomas Boulevard, N.E., Albuquerque, NM 87131Search for more papers by this author
First published: 18 June 2003
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Abstract

We report on an acute coronary syndrome resulting from a complex severe lesion within a stent over 6 years after implantation. This may represent an uncommon long-term limitation of coronary artery stenting. Cathet Cardiovasc Intervent 2003;59:366–368. © 2003 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

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