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A Murine Model of Stent Implantation in the Carotid Artery for the Study of Restenosis
Published on: May 14, 2013
Thrombosis of sirolimus-eluting coronary stent in the postanesthesia care unit
J Thomas Murphy1, Brenda G Fahy
1Department of Anesthesiology, University of Kentucky College of Medicine Lexington, Kentucky.
Abstract:
A 44-yr-old woman with a drug-eluting coronary stent placement two weeks before surgery suffered a myocardial infarction in the postanesthesia care unit immediately after hysterectomy. She had missed only one dose of aspirin and clopidogrel preoperatively. Early recognition of subacute stent thrombosis and urgent percutaneous coronary intervention probably prevented her death. In this case report, we highlight perioperative coronary stent issues and discuss their implications.
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