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(b)(4).During processing of this complaint, attempts were made to obtain complete event, patient and device information.The device was not returned for evaluation.A review of the lot history record identified no manufacturing nonconformities issued to the reported lot that would have contributed to this event.Angina and thrombosis are listed in the xience alpine everolimus eluting coronary stent systems instructions for use as known patient effect(s) of coronary stenting procedures.Based on the case information and related record review, a conclusive cause for the reported patient effect(s), and the relationship to the product, if any, cannot be determined.
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It was reported that the patient presented with angina and that the procedure was to treat a concentric lesion in the non-tortuous, moderately calcified 90% stenosed proximal left anterior descending (lad) coronary artery and a lesion in the non-tortuous, moderately calcified 90% stenosed mid left anterior descending (lad) coronary artery.A 2.25 x 15 mm xience alpine stent delivery system (sds) was selected to treat the lesion in the mid lad.The xience alpine sds was advanced through the lesion in the proximal lad to the lesion in the mid lad and was deployed at 10 atmospheres with no issues noted.Intravascular ultrasound (ivus) was performed which confirmed that the stent implant was well apposed to the vessel wall.Therefore, no post dilatation was performed.A non-abbott stent implant was successfully implanted in the lesion in the proximal lad so that it overlapped the xience alpine stent implant and two post dilatations were performed with an unspecified balloon dilatation catheter.A post-procedural ivus was performed and the stents were confirmed to be well apposed to the vessel wall.There was no thrombosis present prior to the procedure.Six days post procedure, prior to discharge from the hospital.The patient started experiencing chest pain and their skin color started to get paler.An electrocardiogram (ecg) was taken which showed that the patient was experiencing heart failure.A coronary angiogram (cag) was performed confirming thrombosis in the proximal lad and it was found to be totally occluded.Due to the total occlusion in the proximal lad they were unable to confirm thrombosis in the mid lad via angiography.Thrombus aspiration and balloon angioplasty were performed to successfully treat the thrombus.No additional information was provided.
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