Late Coronary Stent Thrombosis Complicating Urologic Surgery Fleur I. de Korte, Jochem W. van Werkum, Peter L.M. Vijverberg, Jurriën M. ten Berg European Urology Volume 54, Issue 1, Pages 221-225 (July 2008) DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2007.10.005 Copyright © 2007 European Association of Urology Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Mechanisms of action of the antiplatelet drugs aspirin and clopidogrel. European Urology 2008 54, 221-225DOI: (10.1016/j.eururo.2007.10.005) Copyright © 2007 European Association of Urology Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 A stent thrombosis has occurred in the left anterior descending artery. All four paclitaxel-eluting stents are occluded with thrombus. European Urology 2008 54, 221-225DOI: (10.1016/j.eururo.2007.10.005) Copyright © 2007 European Association of Urology Terms and Conditions
Fig. 3 Histologic section taken from a Taxus stent in the left anterior descending (LAD) artery, which is totally occluded by a platelet-rich thrombus. (This histologic section was generously provided by Dr. Renu Virmani.) European Urology 2008 54, 221-225DOI: (10.1016/j.eururo.2007.10.005) Copyright © 2007 European Association of Urology Terms and Conditions
Fig. 4 Close-up view of a histologic section taken from a Taxus-stent in the left anterior descending artery. Note the absence of endothelial coverage. (This histologic section was generously provided by Dr. Renu Virmani.) European Urology 2008 54, 221-225DOI: (10.1016/j.eururo.2007.10.005) Copyright © 2007 European Association of Urology Terms and Conditions