[Obliteration of a coronary artery aneurysm with a PTFE-covered stent (stent graft)].
Coronary aneurysms are very rare: their frequency ranges between 1% and 2%. The most frequent associated disease in atherosclerosis, although they have also been described associated to: infections or connective tissue diseases, Kawasaki's disease, thoracic traumas and of congenital origin. Furthermore, they are sometimes related to coronary stenting (including drug-eluting stenting) and intracoronary brachytherapy. Their evolution is not well known and their most serious complications are: thrombosis, embolization and rupture. The literature review revealed that they can be treated safely with stent grafts.
Pérez
Ma Pilar Portero
MP
Unidad de Hemodinámica y Cardiología Intervencionista, Hospital Clinico Universitario Lozano Blesa, Zaragoza. pilipor@comz.org
Nadal
Ma Rosario Ortas
MR
Arroyo
José Ramón Ruiz
JR
Villanueva
Javier Escota
JE
Peleato
Antonio Peleato
AP
D000368:Aged; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D015607:Stents
D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene