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Submitted on August 4, 2005
Revised on November 7, 2005
Accepted on December 9, 2005

Correlates and Long-Term Outcomes of Angiographically Proven Stent Thrombosis With Sirolimus- and Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents

Pramod K. Kuchulakanti MD, William W. Chu MD, PhD, Rebecca Torguson BS, Patrick Ohlmann MD, Seung-Woon Rha MD, Leonardo C. Clavijo MD, PhD, Sang-Wook Kim MD, Ahn Bui MD, Natalie Gevorkian MD, Zhenyi Xue MS, Kimberly Smith BS, Jana Fournadjieva PhD, William O. Suddath MD, Lowell F. Satler MD, Augusto D. Pichard MD, Kenneth M. Kent MD, and Ron Waksman MD*

From the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC.

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: ron.waksman{at}medstar.net.

Background--Stent thrombosis (ST) is a serious complication of drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation regardless of the timing (acute, subacute, or late). The correlates of ST with DES are not yet completely elucidated.

Methods and Results--From a total cohort of 2974 consecutive patients treated with DES since April 2003, we identified 38 patients who presented with angiographic evidence of ST (1.27%). The ST occurred acutely in 5 patients, subacutely (≤30 days) in 25 patients, and late (>30 days) in 8 patients. The clinical, angiographic, and procedural variables of these patients were compared with the remaining 2936 consecutive patients who underwent DES implantation and did not experience ST during a follow-up of 12 months. Logistic regression analysis was conducted to determine the correlates of ST. Compared with patients without ST, patients with ST had a higher frequency of diabetes, acute postprocedural renal failure, and chronic renal failure. There were more bifurcation lesions, type C lesions, and a trend for smaller-diameter stents. Discontinuation of clopidogrel was higher in these patients (36.8% versus 10.7%; P<0.0001). The mean duration to ST from the stent implantation was 8.9±8.5 days in subacute and 152.7±100.4 days in late thrombosis cases. Mortality was significantly higher in patients with ST compared with those without ST at 6 months (31% versus 3%; P<0.001). Multivariate analysis detected cessation of clopidogrel therapy, renal failure, bifurcation lesions, and in-stent restenosis as significant correlates of ST (P<0.05).

Conclusions--ST continues to be a serious complication of contemporary DES use. Careful management is warranted in patients with renal failure and in those undergoing treatment for in-stent restenosis and bifurcations. Special focus on clopidogrel compliance may minimize the incidence of ST after DES implantation.


Key words: angioplasty • clopidogrel • stents • thrombosis


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A. Marzocchi, F. Saia, G. Piovaccari, A. Manari, E. Aurier, A. Benassi, A. Cremonesi, G. Percoco, E. Varani, P. Magnavacchi, et al.
Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Drug-Eluting Stents: Two-Year Results of the REAL (REgistro AngiopLastiche dell'Emilia Romagna) Multicenter Registry
Circulation, June 26, 2007; 115(25): 3181 - 3188.
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P. Buonamici, R. Marcucci, A. Migliorini, G. F. Gensini, A. Santini, R. Paniccia, G. Moschi, A. M. Gori, R. Abbate, and D. Antoniucci
Impact of Platelet Reactivity After Clopidogrel Administration on Drug-Eluting Stent Thrombosis
J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., June 19, 2007; 49(24): 2312 - 2317.
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S. Cook, P. Wenaweser, M. Togni, M. Billinger, C. Morger, C. Seiler, R. Vogel, O. Hess, B. Meier, and S. Windecker
Incomplete Stent Apposition and Very Late Stent Thrombosis After Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation
Circulation, May 8, 2007; 115(18): 2426 - 2434.
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Z. A. Ali, N. J. Alp, H. Lupton, N. Arnold, T. Bannister, Y. Hu, S. Mussa, M. Wheatcroft, D. R. Greaves, J. Gunn, et al.
Increased In-Stent Stenosis in ApoE Knockout Mice: Insights from a Novel Mouse Model of Balloon Angioplasty and Stenting
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol, April 1, 2007; 27(4): 833 - 840.
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S. Eshaghian, S. Kaul, S. Amin, P. K. Shah, and G. A. Diamond
Role of Clopidogrel in Managing Atherothrombotic Cardiovascular Disease
Ann Intern Med, March 20, 2007; 146(6): 434 - 441.
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E. Camenzind, P. G. Steg, and W. Wijns
A Cause for Concern
Circulation, March 20, 2007; 115(11): 1440 - 1455.
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P. W. Serruys and J. Daemen
Late Stent Thrombosis: A Nuisance in Both Bare Metal and Drug-Eluting Stents
Circulation, March 20, 2007; 115(11): 1433 - 1439.
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T. F. Luscher, J. Steffel, F. R. Eberli, M. Joner, G. Nakazawa, F. C. Tanner, and R. Virmani
Drug-Eluting Stent and Coronary Thrombosis: Biological Mechanisms and Clinical Implications
Circulation, February 27, 2007; 115(8): 1051 - 1058.
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E. A. Ashley, R. Ferrara, J. Y. King, A. Vailaya, A. Kuchinsky, X. He, B. Byers, U. Gerckens, S. Oblin, A. Tsalenko, et al.
Network Analysis of Human In-Stent Restenosis
Circulation, December 12, 2006; 114(24): 2644 - 2654.
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D. P. Taggart
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting is Still the Best Treatment for Multivessel and Left Main Disease, But Patients Need to Know
Ann. Thorac. Surg., December 1, 2006; 82(6): 1966 - 1975.
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S. Waxman, F. Ishibashi, and J. E. Muller
Detection and Treatment of Vulnerable Plaques and Vulnerable Patients: Novel Approaches to Prevention of Coronary Events
Circulation, November 28, 2006; 114(22): 2390 - 2411.
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M. Pfisterer, H. P. Brunner-La Rocca, P. T. Buser, P. Rickenbacher, P. Hunziker, C. Mueller, R. Jeger, F. Bader, S. Osswald, C. Kaiser, et al.
Late Clinical Events After Clopidogrel Discontinuation May Limit the Benefit of Drug-Eluting Stents: An Observational Study of Drug-Eluting Versus Bare-Metal Stents
J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., November 1, 2006; (2006) j.jacc.2006.10.026v1.
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T. T. Tsai, B. K. Nallamothu, and E. R. Bates
Letter by Tsai et al Regarding Article, "Correlates and Long-Term Outcomes of Angiographically Proven Stent Thrombosis With Sirolimus- and Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents"
Circulation, August 22, 2006; 114(8): e362 - e362.
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P. K. Kuchulakanti, W. W. Chu, R. Torguson, P. Ohlmann, S.-w. Rha, L. C. Clavijo, S.-w. Kim, A. Bui, N. Gevorkian, Z. Xue, et al.
Response to Letter Regarding Article, "Correlates and Long-Term Outcomes of Angiographically Proven Stent Thrombosis with Sirolimus- and Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents"
Circulation, August 22, 2006; 114(8): e363 - e363.
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A. Colombo and S. J. Corbett
Drug-Eluting Stent Thrombosis: Increasingly Recognized But Too Frequently Overemphasized
J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., July 4, 2006; 48(1): 203 - 205.
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D. J. Kereiakes and D. P. Faxon
Left Main Coronary Revascularization at the Crossroads
Circulation, May 30, 2006; 113(21): 2480 - 2484.
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