title: Elective placement of covered stents in native coronary arteries.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the feasibility of placing a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)-covered stent graft into native coronary arteries and assess the complications and the restenosis rate.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty consecutive patients with stable angina pectoris were included and the stent graft was placed into native coronary arteries. Clinical and angiographic follow-up were performed after 6 months.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The stent grafts were successfully placed in all patients. The mean reference diameter was 3.3 +/- 0.6 mm. During follow-up the stent grafts occluded in patients after 1, 2 and 2.5 months and one more was occluded at 6 months. Three patients experienced myocardial infarction, 2 Q wave and one non-Q wave. After 6 months 42 (84%) patients had angina NYHA class 0 or 1. Target vessel revascularization was done in 11 cases for restenosis in the graft (n = 4), outside the graft (n = 3) and both (n = 4), giving a restenosis rate of 24%. The total major adverse coronary events at 6 months was 24%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The stent graft was deployed with a high success rate. The restenosis rate was not higher than expected for bare stents. However, this study showed that subacute occlusion may occur more frequently and we therefore recommend that ticlopidine or clopidogrel treatment should be prolonged to at least 3 months.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Radiology, Heart and Lung Center, Ulleval University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Søvik
authors.forename: N-E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Kløw
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brekke
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stavnes
mesh_terms: D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000628:therapy*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D023903:Coronary Restenosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D013193:Stainless Steel; D015607:Stents; D013997:Time Factors; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional
chemical_list: D013193:Stainless Steel; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene