Noninvasive visualization of an apparent patent intracoronary stent by transesophageal echocardiography.
In the area of increasing interventional techniques there is a need for noninvasive imaging modalities to provide postinterventional follow-up. We were able to visualize the apparent patency and measure the dimensions of an intracoronary Palmaz-Schatz stent in the left circumflex coronary artery using transesophageal two-dimensional echocardiography. This report indicates the potential of echocardiography to directly assess coronary stents.
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II. Medical Clinic, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany.
Erbel
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Rupprecht
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Kearney
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Trautmann
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Meyer
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D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents; D014654:Vascular Patency