Abstract

CADORE, Michel Pereira; ABELIN, Henrique Pereira; SANTOS, Romualdo Bolzani dos  and  CARAMORI, Paulo Ricardo Avancini. Late restenosis related to Cypher stent fracture. Arq. Bras. Cardiol. [online]. 2009, vol.93, n.5, pp. e72-e74. ISSN 0066-782X.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0066-782X2009001100021.

Drug-eluting stents represent a significant evolution in the therapy of coronary artery disease. Recently, restenosis and thrombosis related to drug-eluting stent fractures have been described. This work reports a case of fracture of a drug-eluting stent 18 months after implantation, associated with restenosis.

Keywords : Drug-eluting stents; Sirolimus-eluting stents; Restenosis; Stent fracture.