title: A calcified neointima--"stent" within a stent.
abstract: De novo atherosclerosis arising within a coronary stent is rare and generally occurs many years after stent deployment. We describe a case of restenosis in a patient presenting with angina 8 years after original stent deployment. Intravascular ultrasound greyscale imaging and virtual histology demonstrated that this "neointima" was calcified.
authors.affiliation: Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: Clare E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Appleby
authors.forename: Sanh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bui
authors.forename: Vladimír
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dzavík
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000379:methods; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D023903:Coronary Restenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D015607:Stents; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional