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Optical coherence tomograms of the lesion showed that the focal incomplete endothelialization of the stent struts was the likely cause; neointimal formation, neoatherosclerosis, and late stent malapposition might also have contributed.<\/jats:p>\n        <jats:p>To our knowledge, this is the longest reported intervening period between stent insertion and the development of an acute coronary event secondary to very late stent thrombosis. The associated prognostic and therapeutic implications are considerable, because they illuminate the uncertainties surrounding the optimal duration of antiplatelet therapy in patients who have drug-eluting stents. Clinicians face challenges in treating these patients, particularly when competing medical demands necessitate the discontinuation of antiplatelet therapy. In addition to the patient's case, we discuss factors that can contribute to very late stent thrombosis.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.14503\/thij-14-4550","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2015,10,1]],"date-time":"2015-10-01T20:24:07Z","timestamp":1443731047000},"page":"487-490","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Very Late Stent Thrombosis 11 Years after Implantation of a Drug-Eluting Stent"],"prefix":"10.14503","volume":"42","author":[{"given":"Kevin","family":"Liou","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Nigel","family":"Jepson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"5628","reference":[{"issue":"17","key":"i0730-2347-42-5-487-b1","series-title":"Circulation","first-page":"2344","article-title":"Clinical end points in coronary stent trials: a case for standardized definitions","volume":"115","year":"2007","unstructured":"Cutlip\n              DE, \n            \n              Windecker\n              S, \n            \n              Mehran\n              R, \n            \n              Boam\n              A, \n            \n              Cohen\n              DJ, \n            \n              van Es\n              GA, \n          \n          et al. 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