The authors describe a case of stent fracture following the use of Cypher®. Initially, the fracture was clinically approached (patient was asymptomatic with no clear evidence of ischemia in non-invasive assessment). However, during the long-term follow-up this patient started manifesting stable angina symptoms requiring new percutaneous intervention with additional drug-eluting stent implantation.
Coronary restenosis; Stents; Prosthesis failure; Sirolimus
