"非常"非常晚期支架血栓形成:详细观察两个病例
Adhvithi Pingili1, Shiavax J Rao1, Taha Khalid2
1Internal Medicine, MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, USA.
Cureus
|July 9, 2024
概括
非常晚期支架血栓形成 (VVLST),在冠状动脉支架后五年内发生,异常罕见. 这项研究介绍了两个新的病例,突出了对穿皮冠状动脉干预这种严重并发症的进一步研究的需要.
科学领域:
- 心血管医学 心血管医学
- 干预心脏病学 干预心脏病学
背景情况:
- 穿皮冠状动脉干预 (PCI) 与支架是治疗冠状动脉疾病的基石.
- 支架血栓 (STh) 是一种严重的并发症,在植入后的几年内可能发生.
- 非常晚期支架血栓形成 (VVLST) 被定义为PCI后五年以上发生的STh.
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