Stent infection

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Coronary artery stent infection is a rare complication of intracoronary stent placement.

The incubation period is less than one month. Most often the infection is due to staphylococcus aureus.

Coronary artery stent infection has occured in approximately 2 dozen cases as of 2012.

The risk may be greater for drug eluting stents.

The condition is associated with serious morbidity and a high mortality

• Fever
• Chest pain

Medical and potentially surgical therapy is required.