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Late Coronary Stent Thrombosis Complicating Urologic Surgery

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1 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 (July 2008) DOI: /j.eururo Copyright © 2007 European Association of Urology Terms and Conditions

2 Fig. 1 Mechanisms of action of the antiplatelet drugs aspirin and clopidogrel. European Urology  , DOI: ( /j.eururo ) Copyright © 2007 European Association of Urology Terms and Conditions

3 Fig. 2 A stent thrombosis has occurred in the left anterior descending artery. All four paclitaxel-eluting stents are occluded with thrombus. European Urology  , DOI: ( /j.eururo ) Copyright © 2007 European Association of Urology Terms and Conditions

4 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  , DOI: ( /j.eururo ) Copyright © 2007 European Association of Urology Terms and Conditions

5 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  , DOI: ( /j.eururo ) Copyright © 2007 European Association of Urology Terms and Conditions


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