New technique to seal a long giant coronary aneurysm with PTFE-covered stents: a case report.
We report a case with a large aneurysm of right coronary artery (RCA) associated with coronary artery disease. The aneurysm was sealed with two PTFE-covered stents using a sequential technique from proximal to distal to overcome the lack of long PTFE-covered stents and existence of complex coronary anatomy. A bare metal stent was subsequently deployed to treat a lesion in the mid part of RCA. At 4-month follow-up, aneurysm was completely sealed and no restenosis occurred. Usage of sequential PTFE-covered stents enables treatment of large coronary artery aneurysms.
Orlic
Dejan
D
Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Columbus Hospital, EMO Centro Cuore Columbus, Milan, Italy.
Vitrella
Giancarlo
G
Corvaja
Nicola
N
Colombo
Antonio
A
D000368:Aged; D015897:Comorbidity; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D015607:Stents
D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene