Localized hypersensitivity and late coronary thrombosis secondary to a sirolimus-eluting stent should we be cautious?
Localized hypersensitivity and late coronary thrombosis secondary to a sirolimus-eluting stent should we be cautious?
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DOI:
10.1161/01.cir.0000116202.41966.d4
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发表时间:
2004-02-17
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37.8
通讯作者:
Kolodgie, FD
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作者:
Virmani, R;Guagliumi, G;Kolodgie, FD
Background - The US Food and Drug Administration recently issued a warning of subacute thrombosis and hypersensitivity reactions to sirolimus-eluting stents ( Cypher). The cause and incidence of these events have not been determined.Methods and Results - We present findings of a 58-year-old man who died of late stent thrombosis 18 months after receiving 2 Cypher stents for unstable angina. Although angiographic and intravascular ultrasound results at 8 months demonstrated the absence of neointimal formation, vessel enlargement was present. An autopsy showed aneurysmal dilation of the stented arterial segments with a severe localized hypersensitivity reaction consisting predominantly of T lymphocytes and eosinophils.Conclusions - The known pharmacokinetic elution profile of Cypher stents and the presence of polymer fragments surrounded by giant cells and eosinophils suggest that a reaction to the polymer may have caused late stent thrombosis. Careful long-term follow-up of patients with vessel enlargement after Cypher stent placement is recommended.