Min Pil-Ki, Yoon Young-Won, Moon Kwon Hyuck
Int J Cardiol. 2006 Jan 26;106(3):404-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2004.12.087.
In-stent restenosis after implantation of sirolimus-eluting stents (SES) still occur in some cases and stent fracture was recently suggested as a new potential mechanism of restenosis. We report a case of delayed stent strut fracture after percutaneous coronary intervention with SES. Until now, three cases regarding Cypher stent fracture have been reported in the literature. Further investigation should be performed to elucidate the clinical significance of stent fractures of SES.
