ARC Probable Stent Thrombosis

**Semantic type:** Finding

**Definition:** Includes death within 30 days and myocardial infarction of stent territory. Probable stent thrombosis is considered to have occurred after intracoronary stenting in the following situations: 1) any unexplained death within the first 30 days; or 2) irrespective of the time after the index procedure, any MI that is related to documented acute ischemia in the territory of the implanted stent without angiographic confirmation of stent thrombosis and in the absence of any other obvious cause. (Cutlip DE, Windecker S, Mehran R, et al. Clinical End Points in Coronary Stent Trials : A Case for Standardized Definitions. Circulation. 2007;115:2344-2351)

**Synonyms:** - STENT THROMBOSIS ARC GRADE PROBABLE