Delayed development of a pseudoaneurysm in the left circumflex artery following angioplasty and stent placement, treated with intravascular ultrasound-guided stenting.
Three months following satisfactory angioplasty and stent placement, a patient developed restenosis and a pseudoaneurysm of a coronary artery segment proximal to the previously stented area. The restenosis and the pseudoaneurysm were successfully treated with intravascular ultrasound-guided primary stenting. The delay in the appearance of the pseudoaneurysm attests to the chronic nature of the lesion.
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Department of Cardiology, Tel-Aviv Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.
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D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000628:therapy; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects; D013997:Time Factors; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional