Double coronary artery stent fracture with coronary artery microaneurysms.
Even though drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation is an effective treatment for coronary artery stenosis, there are growing concerns related to the real usefulness of DESs due to their increased incidence of thrombosis, stent fracture, and late stent malapposition in comparison to bare metal stents. We have previously reported a case of stent fractures and multiple microaneurysms in both the left anterior descending and left circumflex coronary arteries. In the present case, we demonstrate the ability of dual-source spiral computed tomography to evaluate the various complications of DESs.
Lee
Kang Hyu
KH
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Medical School of Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, South Korea.
Lee
Sang Rok
SR
Jin
Gong Yong
GY
Lee
Sun Hwa
SH
Rhee
Kyoung-Suk
KS
Chae
Jei Keon
JK
Kim
Won Ho
WH
Ko
Jae Ki
JK
D000368:Aged; D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000379:methods; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional