Coronary stent malapposition as a result of a post-stenotic aneurysm detected by optical coherence tomography.
Stent malapposition remains an important cause of complications following stent implantation. Stent underexpansion is a frequent cause of this. We describe a case of coronary stent malapposition as a result of a post-stenotic aneurysm. Both the malapposition and its etiology were clearly demonstrated by optical coherence tomography, a novel high-resolution imaging technology.
Raffel
O Christopher
OC
Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA.
Hannan
Joseph C
JC
Jang
Ik-Kyung
IK
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D016896:Treatment Outcome