Localized hypersensitivity and late coronary thrombosis secondary to a sirolimus-eluting stent should we be cautious?

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关键词: INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND;    DOUBLE-BLIND;    FOLLOW-UP;    RESTENOSIS;    ARTERIES;    IMPLANTATION;    LESIONS;    TRIAL;    CARDIOLOGY;    RAPAMYCIN;   

DOI  :  10.1161/01.CIR.0000116202.41966.D4

来源: SCIE

【 摘 要 】

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.

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