RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Rizzo, Toni
T1 IVUS Assessment of Late Stent Thrombosis after DES
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2012
FD SAGE Publications
VO 12
IS 3
SP 10
OP 11
DO 10.1177/155989771203007
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/12/3/10.abstract
AB Studies have shown that drug-eluting stents (DES) are associated with delayed arterial healing and are prone to thrombosis. This article discusses the utility of intravascular ultrasound to determine mechanisms of late and very late stent thrombosis after DES implantation.