title: Noninvasive assessment of left main coronary stent patency with 16-slice computed tomography.
abstract: We investigated the ability of 16-slice computer tomography (CT) to discriminate any restenosis after left main coronary artery stenting in 29 consecutive patients. CT was able to detect all stents and analyze the lumen properly in 27 of 29 cases. With the exception of arrhythmic or heavily calcified segments, multislice CT provides a noninvasive alternative to conventional coronary angiography in the follow-up of left main angioplasty with stenting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, La Cavale Blanche Hospital, Brest University Hospital, Brest, France. martine.gilard@chu-brest.fr <martine.gilard@chu-brest.fr>
authors.forename: Martine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gilard
authors.forename: Jean Christophe
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Cornily
authors.forename: Gilles
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rioufol
authors.forename: Gerard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Finet
authors.forename: Pierre Yves
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Pennec
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mansourati
authors.forename: Jean Jacques
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Blanc
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Boschat
mesh_terms: D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods; D023903:Coronary Restenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014654:Vascular Patency