A serial ultrasound assessment of neoaneurysm following paclitaxel-eluting stent implantation

Chan Seok Park; Pum-Joon Kim; Hun-Jun Park; Seong-Won Jang; Hae-Ok Jung; Hee Yeol Kim; Sang-Hong Baek; Ki-Bae Seung; Kyu-Bo Choi; Dong Hoon Lee

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.06.126

A serial ultrasound assessment of neoaneurysm following paclitaxel-eluting stent implantation

Int J Cardiol. 2007 Dec 15;123(1):e21-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.06.126. Epub 2007 Oct 17.

Authors

Chan Seok Park, Pum-Joon Kim, Hun-Jun Park, Seong-Won Jang, Hae-Ok Jung, Hee Yeol Kim, Sang-Hong Baek, Ki-Bae Seung, Kyu-Bo Choi, Dong Hoon Lee

PMID: 17942175
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.06.126

Abstract

We present a case of serial regression of aneurysm of coronary artery complicating paclitaxel-eluting Taxus stent implantation in the mid anterior descending artery evaluated by intravascular ultrasound in a 55-year-old woman.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / pharmacology*
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects*
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / instrumentation
Coated Materials, Biocompatible / adverse effects*
Coronary Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging*
Coronary Aneurysm / etiology
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction / surgery
Paclitaxel / pharmacology*
Stents / adverse effects*
Ultrasonography, Interventional / methods*

Substances

Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
Coated Materials, Biocompatible
Paclitaxel