Optical Coherence Tomographic and Angioscopic Assessments of Arterial Healing in Coronary Artery Perforation After Implantation of Zotarolimus-Eluting Stent
Year: 2013
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: We report the case of a 69-year-old male whose left circumflex coronary artery was perforated immediately after implantation of an Endeavor zotarolimus-eluting stent (E-ZES). Despite successful hemostasis by long balloon inflation, a coronary pseudoaneurysm remained at the E-ZES-implanted segment. Coronary angiography performed one year after the coronary perforation showed the pseudoaneurysm had disappeared. Simultaneous optical coherence tomography and coronary angioscopy revealed that stent struts of the E-ZES were fully covered with thick neointima. This is the first case report of a relatively rapid healing process for an E-ZES-related coronary pseudoaneurysm.
Source: International Heart Journal
DOI: 10.1536/ihj.54.332
Authors: Minoru Ichikawa, Yoshiyuki Kijima
Institution: Higashi Osaka City General Hospital
Language: English
Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2018683131