Follow-up of internal mammary artery stent with 64-slice CT.
We present a case of 81-year-old woman complaining chest pain after minimal efforts who underwent multiple coronary artery bypass grafts (CABGs) during the last 15 years. A significant in-stent re-stenosis was found at ostium of left internal mammary artery (LIMA). A non-invasive CT coronary angiography (CT-CA) was performed after 6-month follow-up. CT-CA is a reliable non-invasive technique for the follow-up of stents in coronary artery bypass grafts.
Cademartiri
Filippo
F
Department of Radiology and Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands. filippocademartiri@hotmail.com
Palumbo
Alessandro
A
Maffei
Erica
E
Casolo
Giancarlo
G
Mollet
Nico R A
NR
Meijboom
Bob W
BW
Ligthart
Jurgen M
JM
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D007387:Internal Mammary-Coronary Artery Anastomosis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011857:Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014654:Vascular Patency