Coronary stent occlusion after a negative exercise stress test

The frequency of early occlusion of coronary stents has fallen with the use of a powerful association of platelet antiaggregants (ticlopidine and aspi rin) in the first month. The authors report the case of coronary stent occl usion after a negative exercise stress test, 11 days after implantation in a centre of cardiac rehabilitation. According to the literature, this type of complication would appear to be r are and related to the small size of the stent and the conditions of implan tation (acute phase). It would be useful to compile a registry of complicat ions related to coronary angioplasty during rehabilitation to determine the ir prevalence and, if necessary, change the protocols of physical training of these patients.