"Candy wrapper" effect after drug-eluting stent implantation: déjà vu or stumbling over the same stone again?
Encouraging results have been obtained with drug-eluting stents (DESs) to prevent restenosis following PCI. However, DESs are not immune from restenosis and we describe a case of "candy wrapper" effect, commonly observed with intracoronary brachytherapy (IBT). In this article, we review the common drawbacks of DES and IBT and their prevention.
Interventional Cardiology Unit, San Carlos University Hospital, Madrid, Spain. djangiolillo@eudoramail.com
Dominick J
DJ
Angiolillo
Manel
M
Sabatá
Fernando
F
Alfonso
Carlos
C
Macaya
D000368:Aged; D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000379:methods*; D023903:Coronary Restenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017239:Paclitaxel / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects; D014463:Ultrasonography
D017239:Paclitaxel