Abstract

The reported incidence of stent fracture after sirolimus-eluting stent implantation ranges from 1.9 to 16% according to different series and has been associated with increased rate of restenosis and long-term cardiac events. We describe the case of a patient with a telescoped stent fracture, associated with stent occlusion after 6 years of telescoped sirolimus-eluting stent implantation, which was detected using multislice computed tomography and invasive angiography

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