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Acute stent thrombosis during percutaneous coronary intervention

Treatment with tirofiban

Akute Stentthrombose während perkutaner Koronarintervention

Therapie mit Tirofiban

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Although rarely reported, acute instent thrombosis can be life threatening, especially in cases where there are no ST segment changes. For this reason, careful history taking, follow-up, and prompt coronary angiography may be lifesaving. Herein, a case of acute stent thrombosis with no ST segment changes on electrocardiogram that was resolved with intracoronary tirofiban is presented.

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Über die akute Thrombose innerhalb eines Stents wird zwar nur selten berichtet, sie kann aber lebensbedrohlich sein, insbesondere in Fällen, in denen keine ST-Strecken-Veränderungen bestehen. Daher können sorgfältige Anamneseerhebung, Nachsorge und prompte Koronarangiographie lebensrettend sein. Hier wird ein Fall einer akuten Stentthrombose ohne ST-Strecken-Veränderungen im Elektrokardiogramm beschrieben, die mit intrakoronarer Tirofibanapplikation aufgelöst wurde.

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  1. Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Hacettepe University , Sıhhiye, 06100, Ankara, Turkey

    U. Canpolat M.D., H. Sunman & E. Atalar

  2. Polatlı Duatepe State Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

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Canpolat, U., Sunman, H., Yorgun, H. et al. Acute stent thrombosis during percutaneous coronary intervention . Herz 37, 333–335 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00059-011-3526-4

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