Coronary artery aneurysm development after successful primary stent implantation

Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 1997 Dec;42(4):420-2. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0304(199712)42:4<420::aid-ccd19>3.0.co;2-n.

Abstract

This case report describes a patient who developed an aneurysmatic dilation of a coronary artery 6 months after successful primary stent implantatIon. The dilation occurred within the stented segment of the artery. To our knowledge, this is the first report of the development of an aneurysm, in the absence of angiographically visible dissection or other possible causative factors.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Coronary Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Aneurysm / etiology*
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Disease / surgery
  • Endosonography
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Postoperative Complications* / diagnostic imaging
  • Postoperative Complications* / etiology
  • Stents / adverse effects*