title: Noninvasive visualization of an apparent patent intracoronary stent by transesophageal echocardiography.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: II. Medical Clinic, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Nixdorff
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Erbel
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Rupprecht
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kearney
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Trautmann
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Meyer
mesh_terms: 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