Stent thrombosis is the primary cause of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction following coronary stent implantation: a five year follow-up of the SORT OUT II study.

Stent thrombosis is the primary cause of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction following coronary stent implantation: a five year follow-up of the SORT OUT II study.

The widespread use of coronary stents has exposed a growing population to the risk of stent thrombosis, but the importance in terms of risk of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarctions (STEMIs) remains unclear.We studied five years follow-up data for 2,098 all-comer patients treated with coronary...

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Main Authors: Søren Lund Kristensen, Anders M Galløe, Leif Thuesen, Henning Kelbæk, Per Thayssen, Ole Havndrup, Peter Riis Hansen, Niels Bligaard, Kari Saunamäki, Anders Junker, Jens Aarøe, Ulrik Abildgaard, Jørgen L Jeppesen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4237454?pdf=render

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