Coronary aneurysm after implantation of a paclitaxel-eluting stent
Authors:
Dr Harald Vik-Mo a;
Rune Wiseth a;
Knut Hegbom a
| Affiliation: | a Department of Cardiology, St Olav University Hospital, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway |
DOI:
10.1080/14017430410016413
Publication Frequency:
6 issues per year
Published in:
Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal,
Volume
38,
Issue
6
December
2004
, pages 349
- 352
Subjects:
Cardiac Surgery;
Cardiology;
Number of References: 19
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Abstract
Formation of coronary aneurysm is a rare complication of stenting with bare metal stents, but based on experimental studies drug-eluting stents may induce toxic effects on the vessel wall with incomplete stent apposition, aneurysm formation and with the potential of stent thrombosis or vessel rupture. We present a 43-year-old man who developed a coronary aneurysm in the right coronary artery 6 months after receiving a paclitaxel-eluting stent. The patient was asymptomatic and the aneurysm was detected in a routine control. Angiography and intracoronary ultrasound demonstrated lack of contact between stent and vessel wall in a 15-mm long segment with maximal aneurysm diameter of 6.0 mm. The patient was successfully treated with a graft stent.
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| Keywords: coronary aneurysm; drug-eluting stent; intravascular ultrasound; paclitaxel; stent malapposition |
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