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The Risk of Stent Thrombosis after Coronary Arterial Stent Implantation

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One of the most dreaded complications after percutaneous coronary arterial angioplasty is stent thrombosis. This serious untoward event usually results in acute myocardial infarction with high mortality. Stent thrombosis often occurs early, within 30 days of implantation, in patients who receive bare metal coronary arterial stents. However, patients undergoing drug-eluting stent implantation infrequently develop late stent thrombosis many months...