Early coronary stent thrombosis after bare metal stent implantation

Abstract

Percutaneous coronary intervention with stenting has become the most widely performed procedure for the treatment of obstructive coronary artery disease. But, a major drawback of coronary stenting is the occurrence of stent thrombosis. Though rare, stent thrombosis can lead to ST segment elevation myocardial infarction or even sudden cardiac death. This is a case of early coronary stent thrombosis in a 58-year-old male patient, who presented with acute chest pain, Mobitz type II 2:1atrioventricular block and cardiogenic shock 15 days after percutaneous coronary intervention with bare metal stenting to the right coronary artery. Journal of College of Medical Sciences-Nepal, 2013, Vol-9, No-2, 60-64 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jcmsn.v9i2.9690

Keywords

• Acute myocardial infarction
• coronary stenting
• bare metal stent
• early stent thrombosis