title: Very late coronary aneurysm formation with subsequent stent thrombosis secondary to drug-eluting stent.
abstract: Drug-eluting stents have changed the practice in interventional cardiology. With the widespread use of these stents important safety concerns regarding stent thrombosis and formation of coronary artery aneurysm have been expressed. While the majority of attention was focused on stent thrombosis, the formation of coronary aneurysm was only described in anecdotal reports. We report on a patient who suffered from very late stent thrombosis in association with coronary artery aneurysm formation secondary to drug-eluting stent but not to bare-metal stent.
authors.affiliation: Heart Center Rostock, Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Rostock, Germany.
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Akin
authors.forename: Stephan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kische
authors.forename: Tim C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Rehders
authors.forename: Henrik
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: Gökmen R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Turan
authors.forename: Tilo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kleinfeldt
authors.forename: Jasmin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ortak
authors.forename: Hüseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ince
authors.forename: Christoph A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Nienaber
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged