James E. Sear, MD

Case Report

Spontaneous Coronary Artery Perforation Secondary to aSirolimus-Eluting Stent Infection

08/01/2008

Coronary stent implantation is one of the most common medical procedures, with nearly 1 million patients in the United States undergoing this intervention annually.1 The incidence of stent infection is unknown, but appears to be quite rare,...

Coronary stent implantation is...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Spontaneous Coronary Artery Perforation Secondary to a Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Infection

09/07/2009

Ravi K. Garg , MD;

Eric S. Hockstad , MD;

James E. Sear , MD;

ABSTRACT: Coronary stent infection is exceedingly rare despite the widespread use of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The utilization of drug-eluting stents (DES) may have a higher theoretical risk of infection due to their local...

ABSTRACT: Coronary stent...

09/07/2009

Journal of Invasive Cardiology