Enlarged coronary artery pseudoaneurysm after drug-eluting stent implantation

Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2013 Oct;21(5):608-11. doi: 10.1177/0218492312461454. Epub 2013 Jul 9.

Abstract

A 73-year-old man with 2-vessel coronary artery disease underwent a staged percutaneous coronary intervention that resulted in rupture of the right coronary artery and pseudoaneurysm formation. Although the pseudoaneurysm regressed over a week, it reexpanded after a year. Resection of the pseudoaneurysm and coronary artery bypass grafting were performed. The drug-eluting stent at the coronary artery injury site may have delayed healing and remodeling of the artery, thus contributing to reexpansion of the pseudoaneurysm.

Keywords: Aneurysm; angioplasty; balloon; coronary; coronary aneurysm; drug-eluting stents; false; paclitaxel.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aneurysm, False / diagnosis
  • Aneurysm, False / etiology*
  • Aneurysm, False / surgery
  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / adverse effects*
  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / instrumentation*
  • Coronary Aneurysm / diagnosis
  • Coronary Aneurysm / etiology*
  • Coronary Aneurysm / surgery
  • Coronary Angiography / methods
  • Coronary Artery Bypass
  • Coronary Artery Disease / diagnosis
  • Coronary Artery Disease / therapy*
  • Disease Progression
  • Drug-Eluting Stents*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Time Factors
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vascular System Injuries / diagnosis
  • Vascular System Injuries / etiology*
  • Vascular System Injuries / surgery