Table 1 Diagnostic criteria for coronary stent infections

Definitive diagnosis:

 The demonstration of an infected coronary artery stent complex by autopsy or surgery

Possible diagnosis:

 Any three of-

  Placement of a coronary stent in the preceding three weeks

  Access site complications or performing multiple procedures via the same arterial sheath

  Bacteraemia

  Fever without any obvious cause

  Leucocytosis

  Acute coronary syndrome

  Imaging (Echo, CT, or MRI) suggestive of inflammation