Coronary stent infection (CSI) is the rarest complication associated with the percutaneous
coronary intervention, occurring in less than 0.1% of cases. So far, all reported instances are …

During the last two decades, the number of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) has
steadily increased in Switzerland, as has the use of coronary stents. However, reports of …

Objective Coronary stent infection is a fearsome complication with high mortality rate. Since
antibiotics may have only partial efficacy, invasive surgery may be needed. We present a …

Stent infection is a rare sequela of coronary stent implantation first reported fifteen years
ago. Since that time, much has been learned about this dramatic disease entity by way of …

This paper aimed to examine the literature for cases of coronary artery stent infection in
order to provide comprehensive data to clinicians regarding its prevalence, clinical …

Objective The objective of the paper is to present a case of an infected bare metal stent in
the left common iliac artery that was removed by an urgent operation, and to review the …

Although rare, coronary artery stent infections are associated with a high mortality rate.
Since the introduction of coronary stents in 1987, only 16 cases of infection have been …

Stent infection after drug-eluting stent implantation is uncommon but is a critical event. In this
study, we describe two such cases of coronary stent infection but with varied presentation …

Introduction Coronary artery stent infection is a rare event. We report a case of delayed
coronary artery stent infection with coronary cameral fistula presented as pyrexia of …

Coronary stent infection is considered to be a rare but catastrophic complication of
percutaneous coronary intervention. In this report, we present a 72-year-old man who …