Abstract
A 46-year-old woman on hemodialysis due to end-stage renal disease was admitted for repeated thrombus formation in previously implanted drug-eluting stents in the right coronary artery. We could successfully aspirate this thrombus, and histopathology revealed a calcified thrombus comprising multiple microcalcifications and fibrinous materials. This is the first report showing how a calcified thrombus is visualized in vivo by intracoronary imaging modalities including intravascular ultrasound, optical coherence tomography, and angioscopy.
MeSH terms
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Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / adverse effects*
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Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / methods
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Angioscopy / methods
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Calcinosis / diagnosis
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Calcinosis / etiology
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Coronary Artery Disease* / complications
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Coronary Artery Disease* / surgery
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Coronary Restenosis* / diagnosis
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Coronary Restenosis* / etiology
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Coronary Thrombosis* / diagnosis
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Coronary Thrombosis* / etiology
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Coronary Vessels / pathology*
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Drug-Eluting Stents / adverse effects*
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Female
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Humans
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Kidney Failure, Chronic* / complications
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Kidney Failure, Chronic* / therapy
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Middle Aged
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Postoperative Complications / diagnosis*
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Renal Dialysis / methods
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Reproducibility of Results
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Thrombectomy / methods
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Tomography, Optical Coherence / methods
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Treatment Outcome
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Ultrasonography, Interventional / methods