Korean J Med.  2011 Jul;81(1):98-101.

A Case of Neointimal Calcification in a Drug-Eluting Stent

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  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. mkhong61@yuhs.ac

Abstract

Neointimal hyperplasia is the main mechanism of stent restenosis. Therefore, drug-eluting stents have replaced bare metal stents because there is less neointima and scar formation. Recently, some cases of stent restenosis after using a bare metal stent were found to involve calcification, not neointimal hyperplasia, and regarded as de novo atherosclerosis. We report unusual circular calcification inside a drug-eluting stent, which we called neointimal calcification.

Keyword

Drug-Eluting stents; Neointima; Calcification

MeSH Terms

Atherosclerosis
Cicatrix
Drug-Eluting Stents
Hyperplasia
Neointima
Stents
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