Myocardial perfusion imaging of subacute stent thrombosis after percutaneous coronary intervention
Journal
Clinical Nuclear Medicine
Journal Volume
33
Journal Issue
6
Pages
414-415
Date Issued
2008
Author(s)
Abstract
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with stent implantation is known to be effective in treating patients with coronary artery disease. Although subacute stent thrombosis (SAT) is not common, it is a life-threatening complication after PCI. We report on a 62-year-old female patient who developed SAT 3 days after drug-eluting stent implantation in the left anterior descending artery. Dipyridamole stress thallium-201 myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) performed 3 days after PCI revealed much greater ischemic change than the pre-PCI MPI did. SAT was then confirmed subsequently by another cardiac catheterization. This suggests that MPI may be useful in diagnosing SAT.
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Other Subjects
dipyridamole; thallium 201; adult; angiocardiography; article; case report; coronary artery; coronary artery disease; diagnostic imaging; drug eluting stent; female; heart catheterization; heart muscle perfusion; heart scintiscanning; human; percutaneous coronary intervention; stent thrombosis; blood vessel prosthesis; coronary artery thrombosis; middle aged; scintiscanning; stent; transluminal coronary angioplasty; Angioplasty, Transluminal, Percutaneous Coronary; Blood Vessel Prosthesis; Coronary Thrombosis; Female; Humans; Middle Aged; Stents
Type
journal article