Very late thrombosis occurring after bare-metal stent (BMS) implantation is a rare complication. It differs from very late thrombosis of drug-eluting stents in terms of both frequency and pathophysiological mechanism. We report a case of very late stent thrombosis of a bare-metal stent 10 years after his implantation for treatment of a myocardial infarction. The patient had a new acute coronary syndrome without persistent ST-segment elevation related to bare-metal stent thrombosis. He was treated by thrombo-aspiration and implantation of a new bare-metal stent.
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