Strut fracture: a further concern with drug-eluting stents.

J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown)

Department of Cardiovascular Disease, Cittadella, Padua, Italy.

Published: September 2008

A potential cause of drug-eluting stent restenosis is strut fracture. To date, few cases have been reported in the available literature and a best treatment method has not been established. We describe two cases of sirolimus-eluting stent fracture combined with focal restenosis and also review those previously reported.

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