title: Recurrent restenosis following stent and rotational atherectomy of coronary artery stenosis in Takayasu's arteritis.
abstract: We report a patient with Takayasu's arteritis who had recurrent restenosis following intracoronary bifurcation stenting of proximal left anterior descending and first diagonal arteries, and rotational atherectomy for in-stent restenosis. After all, the patient underwent coronary artery bypass grafts (CABG) and has remained asymptomatic during 3 months without damaging myocardium. We suggest that endoluminal stenting or rotational atherectomy may be an alternative treatment for the patients with coronary artery stenosis due to active Takayasu's arteritis as a therapy to postpone CABG.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Heart Center, Gachon University, Gil Medical Center, Inchon, South Korea.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Son
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Koh
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Dang
authors.forename: I S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: E K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Shin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D017225:Atherectomy, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D012008:Recurrence; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000150:complications*; D016896:Treatment Outcome