[Dissolution of acute stent thrombosis by abciximab bolus]

Abciximab, REOPRO, a potent inhibitor of platelet aggregation via glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibition, has shown to be effective in the prevention of short and long-term complications of percutaneous coronary interventions. Very few reports on the role of this drug in the setting of acute stent thrombosis have been published. We report 1 case of the effectiveness of REOPRO in the complete lysis of stent thrombus with reperfusion of the coronary vessel and its collaterals. This case suggests an important role of platelets in the setting of acute stent thrombosis and a thrombolytic effect of REOPRO.