Peri-stent contrast staining and very late stent thrombosis after sirolimus-eluting stent implantation: an observation from the RESTART (REgistry of Stent Thrombosis for review And Re-evaluaTion) angiographic substudy

Ken Kozuma1, MD; Takeshi Kimura2*, MD; Nobuaki Suzuki1, MD; Akiyoshi Miyazawa1, MD; Katsuhisa Waseda3, MD; Yasuhiro Honda3, MD; Takeshi Morimoto4, MD; Tadanori Aizawa5, MD; Kazuaki Mitsudo6, MD; Shunichi Miyazaki7, MD; Tetsu Yamaguchi8, MD; Takaaki Isshiki1, MD; on behalf of the RESTART investigators

1. Division of Cardiology, Teikyo University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan; 2. Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; 3. Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University Me

Aims: The aim of the study was to clarify the angiographic characteristics of stent thrombosis (ST) in relation to sirolimus-eluting ste

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