Excessive axial plaque redistribution during coronary stent implantation confirmed by intravascular ultrasound.
We report a case of excessive axial plaque redistribution leading to luminal narrowing at the reference segment confirmed by serial intravascular ultrasound during coronary stent implantation.
Department of Cardiology, Sakakibara Heart Institute, 3-16-1 Asahi-cho, Fucyu, Tokyo, Japan. shinichi.furuichi@gmail.com
Shinichi
S
Furuichi
Tetsuya
T
Tobaru
Mitsuhiko
M
Ohta
Ryuta
R
Asano
Tetsuya
T
Sumiyoshi
Hitonobu
H
Tomoike
D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000379:methods*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000379:methods*; D058226:Plaque, Atherosclerotic / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D015607:Stents; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional