Re-stenosis of a sirolimus-coated stent in a heart transplant recipient with allograft vasculopathy

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2005 Sep;24(9):1444. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2004.11.315.

Abstract

We report the first case of in-stent re-stenosis in a sirolimus-coated stent in a heart transplant recipient with allograft vasculopathy. A 54-year-old male transplant recipient with new lesions in the left anterior descending artery detected during a routine surveillance catheterization was treated with two sirolimus-coated stents. Three months later he presented with dyspnea on exertion, and a repeat left heart catheterization demonstrated a focal area of in-stent stenosis in the proximal stent, which was treated with a cutting balloon.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Coronary Restenosis* / prevention & control
  • Coronary Vessels / pathology*
  • Graft Rejection
  • Heart Transplantation
  • Humans
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Sirolimus / administration & dosage*
  • Stents*

Substances

  • Immunosuppressive Agents
  • Sirolimus